Police search for multiple suspects in South Florida mall shooting
Newsy
At least one person was wounded at Gardens Mall in South Florida according to Palm Beach Gardens police, who were searching for two suspects.
A South Florida mall was reopened on Thursday after a shooting that sent terrified shoppers running for cover.
One person was wounded in the targeted shooting on Wednesday afternoon at the Gardens Mall, and police are now searching for two persons of interest, Palm Beach Gardens Police said in a statement Thursday. Some shoppers were delayed by several hours after hiding in back rooms, before heading to their cars to be searched before they left the mall area.
The shooting happened just after 2:30 p.m. ET in the west section of the indoor shopping mall, Maj. Paul Rogers said. Police, who were already inside the mall at the time, locked down the building while searching for the shooter, Rogers said.
One victim was later located at a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound that was not considered life-threatening, police said.
"Our investigation indicates this was a targeted shooting, not a random act, and was not an active shooter incident," Rogers said.
