BREAKING: Mall of America is on lockdown
As of 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, the mall was in the process of lifting the lockdown and police have secured the scene, Bloomington police said. Once the lockdown is lifted, Mall of America will close for the evening, police said.
The suspect in the shooting fled the mall on foot, police said, and officers are in the process of interviewing witnesses. Shots fired outside Nike store at Mall of AmericaMall of America shooting witness heard 'pop, pop, pop' outside Nike store A witness recounted the frightening moments as shots rang out inside the Mall of America on August 4, 2022.After the shooting was reported, police said numerous officers were responding to the scene, Bloomington police tweeted at 4:51 p.m. Thursday. Soon after, Mall of America addressed the incident, tweeting: "Mall of America is currently under lockdown. There is a confirmed isolated incident in a tenant space.
Posts on social media show chaos and confusion as people rushed out of the building. According to posts on social media from, cops with rifles are in the mall and a message to people on the mall PA system instructed them to take shelter. "I was just asked politely to leave by one of these officers. People are still walking in. Just saw a family wheel a woman in on a wheelchair like nothing happening," Paras tweeted. Shots could be heard on video outside the Nike store at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, on Thursday.Security confirms Mall of America is on lockdown. Bloomington police officers are on scene.
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