(UPDATE) Police Searching For Suspect in MOA Shooting
Bloomington, MN (KROC-AM News) - Police in Bloomington are investigating a shooting that occurred this afternoon inside the Mall of America.
Officials are describing it as an isolated incident. No victims have been found and the suspect fled the shopping complex on foot. At last report, Bloomington police were still looking for the shooter.
The Bloomington Police Department says the Mall of America is expected to lift the lockdown on the shopping complex but it is expected to remain closed for the remainder of the night.
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Very little information has been released, but there has been an apparent shooting inside the Mall of America in Bloomington.
The giant shopping complex has been placed on lockdown due to what mall of America officials have termed an "isolated incident in the tenant space." The Bloomington Police Department issued a statement indicating numerous officers are at the scene and working an "active incident" on the northwest side of the Mall of America.
There have been videos posted to social media showing people running out of the shopping complex.
Additional information will be added to this post when it becomes available.