The Bloomington, Minn., area is located in the state of Minnesota. The Mall of America was locked down on one of the last days of the holiday shopping season after a 19-year-old man was shot to death.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that at an evening news conference, the Bloomington Police Chief said that all of the people arrested in connection with the Friday night shooting would be charged with murder.
The arrested suspects were two men, 18, and three 17-year-old male juvenile, according to the Star Tribune, and they were taken into custody in the morning.
One of the suspects may also have fired a weapon, according to the chief. The sixth suspect was still on the run.
If you murder people at our mall, you'll get one of these at Christmas, according to the newspaper.
The mall shooting was unacceptable according to the governor. We are in contact with local officials to give them the support they need.
Bloomington Mayor Tim Busse and the police chief have spoken with the man's family.
frightened customers scurried for safety after the shooting at the store in the nation's largest shopping center The bystander's jacket was grazed by a bullet.
According to police, there was an altercation between two groups that ended in a fistfight and someone pulled out a gun and shot the other person. The incident took about 30 seconds to complete.
A Bloomington police officer was stationed at the mall that night and heard gunshots. The officer couldn't save the victim.
Shoppers were sent out of the mall after the lock down ended. People are hiding in stores and an announcement is made in the mall that people should seek shelter.
The Mall of America has become a community gathering spot since it opened. Guns are not allowed on the premises, but shoppers don't have to go through metal detectors. In October, the mall said it was testing a weapon detection system.
There was a shooting at the mall in August and two people were wounded on New Year's Eve.
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