Man, 21, is shot dead at Philadelphia mall foot court as cops hunt the gunman
- A 21-year-old male victim was shot multiple times in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene
- Police say the shooting occurred inside a food court of the Philadelphia Mills Mall around 5 p.m.
- A single shooter fled the scene and police were looking for the suspect and the weapon
- The mall was placed on lockdown after the shooting, but people inside were later escorted out by police
One person is dead following a shooting inside a Northeast Philadelphia shopping mall Monday evening, police said.
The shooting occurred at about 5 p.m. at the Philadelphia Mills Mall, ABC News reported.
The Philadelphia Police Department said officers responded to a report of a shooting inside the mall and found a man in the food court area with several gunshots wounds.
A 21-year-old victim was shot multiple times in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene by medics.
A man was shot and killed inside the food court of a mall in Northeast Philadelphia Monday around 5 p.m.
Police found a man in the food court area with several gunshots wounds to the chest
The 21-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel. His name was not immediately released
Police said a single shooter fled the scene and officers were looking for the suspect and the weapon.
The victim’s name was not released and further details of the investigation were not immediately available.
The entire mall was placed on lockdown, but people who had locked themselves inside individual stores were later told by police it was safe to leave and were escorted out by officers, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
People inside the mall locked themselves in individual stores as police locked down the entire facility. They were later escorted out by officers
Authorities say a single shooter fled the scene and police were looking for the suspect and the weapon used in the killing
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