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US Sees Second Fatal Mall Shooting in Two Days

Man is killed in Colorado Springs this time

(Newser) - A man was fatally shot and three people were hurt as gunfire rang out at a shopping center in Colorado on Christmas Eve, police said Sunday. It's the second fatal mall shooting in as many days in the US. In this one, a fight broke out between two groups...

Man Killed in Shooting at Florida Shopping Mall

Police say the victim was targeted in Ocala

(Newser) - One man was killed and a woman was shot in the leg in a shooting at a shopping mall in central Florida two days before Christmas. The man who was killed appeared to be the gunman's intended target, say police. Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken told reporters Saturday evening...

Shooting Hits Posh Thai Mall
Teen Boy Arrested
in Mall Shooting
Oct 3, 2023 10:35 AM CDT

Teen Boy Arrested in Mall Shooting

At least one person is dead in posh Thai mall, though initial reports had said 3 were slain

(Newser) - A shooter opened fire inside a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand's capital Tuesday afternoon, killing at least one person before being apprehended, CNN reports, though initial reports had between two and three dead. Police said a suspect was taken into custody less than an hour after...

Cop Handing Out Stickers Chased, Killed a Mass Shooter

Body camera footage from Texas mall shooting is released

(Newser) - A police officer in Allen, Texas, was having a friendly chat with a mother and her two children, to whom he'd given stickers, when gunshots erupted a short distance away at Allen Premium Outlets on May 6. As a newly released body camera video shows, that officer immediately grabbed...

Army Expelled Texas Mall Shooter Over Mental Health

Gunman was 18 at the time, officials said he had an adjustment disorder

(Newser) - The gunman who killed eight people and wounded seven others in a shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, had targeted the shopping center and was carrying three firearms on him when he was killed by a police officer, authorities said Tuesday. He had another five guns in his...

Boy, 6, Lost His Entire Family in Texas Mall Shooting

2 young sisters were also among the dead

(Newser) - The eight victims in Saturday's mall shooting in Allen, Texas, included two young sisters as well as another young child who was killed alongside his parents, leaving his older brother orphaned. While authorities have not publicly identified all of the victims yet, relatives, friends, and organizations with which they...

Texas Mall Shooter Wore 'Right Wing Death Squad' Patch

Sources say he may have held neo-Nazi beliefs

(Newser) - The gunman who killed eight people and injured seven others in a shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday has been identified as Mauricio Garcia, 33, a resident of nearby Dallas. Garcia, who was fatally shot by a police officer, may have held neo-Nazi beliefs, sources tell the...

Gunman Kills 3 in Greenwood Park Mall Shooting

Shooter is also dead in Indiana tragedy

(Newser) - A gunman killed three people at the Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Indiana, Sunday night, police say. The shooter was also killed; it is believed that a bystander shot him, the Indianapolis Star reports. The mall was closing at 6pm when about 20 shots rang out in the food court....

'Denmark Was Hit by a Cruel Attack on Sunday Night'

3 killed in Copenhagen shopping mall, others injured

(Newser) - This story has been updated throughout with the confirmed death toll and other details. A gunman opened fired inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital on Sunday, killing three people and wounding others, three critically, police said. A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested, Copenhagen police inspector Søren...

Mall Gunfire Wounds 10
10 Shot at South Carolina Mall
Apr 16, 2022 4:50 PM CDT

10 Shot at South Carolina Mall

Police say attack wasn't random

(Newser) - Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in Columbia on Saturday, an attack that South Carolina authorities say wasn't random. Three people who had firearms have been detained in connection with the Saturday afternoon shooting at Columbiana Centre, city Police Chief...

Shoppers Run as Gunfire Erupts in Mall

A man was killed, police say, and 2 people were wounded

(Newser) - A shooting at a suburban Chicago shopping mall left one man dead and two other people wounded, including a teenage girl, while shoppers ran for cover, police said. A person of interest was taken into custody after the Friday night shooting at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago mall in Rosemont,...

Police Searching for Teen Suspect in Fatal Mall Shooting

1 dead in Grand Chute, Wis., incident

(Newser) - Police in a northern Wisconsin town identified late Sunday a person shot and killed at a mall and said they were looking for a teenager in connection to the shooting, the AP reports. Jovanni J. Frausto, 19, died as a result of the gunfire that erupted around 3:30pm Sunday...

Sacramento Mall Evacuated After Man Killed in Shooting

Police say the suspect fled

(Newser) - A shooting at a Sacramento mall Friday killed one young man and left a teen with life-threatening wounds and police looking for the attacker, the Sacramento Bee reports. Shots were reported shortly after 6pm at Arden Fair Mall, police spokesman Karl Chan said. One person was found dead at the...

Shooting at Wisconsin Mall Isn't First There This Year

8 people injured in Friday shooting at Mayfair Mall, which saw an officer shooting in February

(Newser) - Police searched Friday evening for the suspect in a shooting at a suburban Milwaukee mall that left seven adults and a teenager injured. Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber gave a brief update on the attack at the Mayfair Mall about three hours after the 2:50pm incident near an entrance...

Man Killed at Mall Was Having His Wedding Ring Cleaned

Jon Murphy was shot while trying to stop a robbery

(Newser) - A man who was shot to death while trying to stop a robbery inside a mall jewelry store was there with his wife to have their wedding rings cleaned. Police say Jon Murphy, 42, was killed at San Antonio's Rolling Oaks Mall during Sunday's robbery of a Kay'...

1 Dead, 5 Hurt in Mall Robbery 'Gone Really, Really Bad'

Good Samaritan killed while intervening in San Antonio

(Newser) - One person is dead and five more injured in what San Antonio's police chief calls a mall "robbery gone really, really bad." (The number of casualties was in flux.) Police say it began when two men robbed a Kay's Jewelers in the city's Rolling...

Cops Nab 'Zombie-Like' Wash. Mall Shooting Suspect

Arcan Cetin taken into custody without incident; charges pending

(Newser) - The 20-year-old suspect in the deadly Cascade Mall shooting said nothing and appeared "zombie-like" when he was arrested by authorities nearly 24 hours into an intense manhunt, authorities said. Island County Sheriff's Lt. Mike Hawley said he spotted Arcan Cetin from a patrol car Saturday evening in Oak...

Cops Bust Pa. Teen in Triple Mall Shooting

One man was targeted, 2 bystanders hit

(Newser) - Three people were hospitalized today with gunshot wounds after a 17-year-old male opened fire on a man at a Pittsburgh-area mall, police said, striking his intended target as well as two bystanders. The Monroeville Mall went on lockdown last evening after gunfire erupted inside Macy's at about 7:30pm,...

Pizzeria Owner Died Saving Worker in Mall Shooting

He tried to grab gun from employee's husband

(Newser) - More details have emerged in Saturday's deadly shooting at a mall in Melbourne, Fla.—and the person fatally shot by gunman Jose Garcia-Rodriguez has emerged as a hero. Police say pizzeria owner Leonardo Coppola was killed trying to save the life of the gunman's wife, who was...

1 Dead, 2 Wounded in Mall Shooting
2 Dead, 1 Wounded
in Mall Shooting
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Jan 17, 2015 1:05 PM CST

2 Dead, 1 Wounded in Mall Shooting

Happened at food court in Melbourne, Florida

(Newser) - Two people are dead and one wounded after a shooting inside a mall in Melbourne, Florida, reports the Orlando Sentinel . The shooting took place about 9:30am at the food court in the Melbourne Square Mall, and police say the shooter is believed to be one of the victims. A...

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