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One dead, several injured in US shopping mall shooting – police | One dead, several injured in US shopping mall shooting – police |
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One person has been killed and several others injured during a robbery at a shopping mall in the US city of San Antonio, local police say. Authorities confirmed there were two shooters. One is in custody, and police are searching for the second suspect. | One person has been killed and several others injured during a robbery at a shopping mall in the US city of San Antonio, local police say. Authorities confirmed there were two shooters. One is in custody, and police are searching for the second suspect. |
The shooting was a robbery which has gone “really really bad,” San Antonio police chief William McManus told reporters. Two suspects robbed a jewelry store at the Rolling Oaks Mall, and while escaping encountered “two citizens who tried to intervene.” | |
One of the them was shot and killed by one of the suspects, while the other bystander, carrying a licensed concealed weapon, shot one of the suspects. | One of the them was shot and killed by one of the suspects, while the other bystander, carrying a licensed concealed weapon, shot one of the suspects. |
According to the latest police statement, posted on Facebook, four people, including one of the suspects, have been transported to the Brooke Army Medical Center. The suspect is in a critical condition. Two victims suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds and another was hospitalized because of “chest pains.” | |
The second suspect, described by police as a “Hispanic male wearing a hoodie,” fled the mall and is still being sought. | |
The wounded suspect is in police custody, police said. San Antonio mayor Ivy Taylor described the injuries of the apprehended suspect as “critical” at a briefing with police. | The wounded suspect is in police custody, police said. San Antonio mayor Ivy Taylor described the injuries of the apprehended suspect as “critical” at a briefing with police. |
“Today's deadly shooting at Rolling Oaks Mall is a tragedy for everyone involved and all of us affected,” Taylor said earlier in a Facebook statement. | “Today's deadly shooting at Rolling Oaks Mall is a tragedy for everyone involved and all of us affected,” Taylor said earlier in a Facebook statement. |
“As SAPD and Live Oak Police continue to search for a second suspect, ensure the safety of mall employees and shoppers and clear the scene, I ask everyone to remain calm, vigilant, safe and report any info you may have about the suspect who remains at large,” the mayor urged. | “As SAPD and Live Oak Police continue to search for a second suspect, ensure the safety of mall employees and shoppers and clear the scene, I ask everyone to remain calm, vigilant, safe and report any info you may have about the suspect who remains at large,” the mayor urged. |
"It's is absolutely senseless. This is the second time that a ‘Good Samaritan’ was killed trying to intervene in a crime to help the victim. It's absolutely senseless," McManus said. | "It's is absolutely senseless. This is the second time that a ‘Good Samaritan’ was killed trying to intervene in a crime to help the victim. It's absolutely senseless," McManus said. |
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The San Antonio Police chief was referring to an incident during ‘Black Friday’ at a local WalMart. On November 25, a man tried to stop a reported domestic abuse scene, and was shot and killed by the man who was said to have been punching a woman. | The San Antonio Police chief was referring to an incident during ‘Black Friday’ at a local WalMart. On November 25, a man tried to stop a reported domestic abuse scene, and was shot and killed by the man who was said to have been punching a woman. |
A woman at the scene was also hit by a stray bullet, and another by shrapnel during the incident. | A woman at the scene was also hit by a stray bullet, and another by shrapnel during the incident. |