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Washington Square mall is safe after incident with ‘disgruntled’ employee caused panic, police say
Some panicked shoppers inside Washington Square mall on Sunday mistook a crashing sound for a possible shooting.
It wasn’t a shooting at all, Tigard police said in a statement posted to social media around 1 p.m.
Instead, a mall employee whom police described as “disgruntled” shattered a glass case inside a store.
That “led to some panic inside the mall as people worked to figure out what they heard,” police wrote on X.
PLEASE SHARE: Washington Square Mall is SAFE.
A glass case was shattered inside a store by a disgruntled employee, which led to some panic inside the mall as people worked to figure out what they heard.
There was NEVER a shooting or shots fired, as some rumors indicated. pic.twitter.com/RtzcCVl3Pe
— Tigard Police (@TigardPolice) August 11, 2024
Police added that the shopping center at 9585 Southwest Washington Square Road is safe for the public.
Yesenia Amaro is an investigative reporter with a focus on social issues and communities of color. Reach her at 503-221-4395; yamaro@oregonian.com.
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