The Park City Center mall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania was the setting for a shooting that left at least six people injured. Authorities have said the injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening.
According to police, several men were arguing inside the Park City Center mall when multiple shots rang out, WPVI-TV reported. Police confirmed to the TV station that a woman and three men were shot during the incident and that two other women suffered minor injuries while trying to flee the shooting scene.
According to Lancaster County 911, dispatchers received a call at 2:26 p.m about an active shooter at Park City Center in Lancaster.
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Lancaster Online reported that s ambulances were sent to the mall for gunshot wounds and trampling injuries, according to a dispatch report. At about 3:15 p.m. Lancaster police said a “police incident” happened, the Patriot-News of Harrisburg reported.
Park City Mall closed due to Police Incident https://t.co/TSMkUx4J0y
— Bureau of Police | Lancaster City, PA (@LancasterPolice) October 17, 2021
According to WSOC Charlotte, Kevin Young, 68, of Lancaster, was shopping upstairs when he heard shots ring out through the mall.“There were too many to count,” Young told Lancaster Online. “It was like a lot of firecrackers going off.”
“Saddened and angered”
A spokeman for the mall expressed his distress generated by the unfortunate incident. “We are saddened and angered by the unfortunate, isolated incident that happened in our shopping center today. This is a developing investigation, and we need to direct you to our partners at Lancaster PD and PA State Police. We are grateful for their swift action to contain the situation. Our highest priority right now is the well-being of our guests and tenants.”
Police said there were also multiple people in custody, the television station reported. The mall will remain closed until Monday, WHTM reported.
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