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At least one person was killed and another was injured after a shooting around 6 p.m. Friday at the Arden Fair Mall, according to the Sacramento Police Department.The mall was evacuated shortly after the shooting.Police said the suspect fled the area, but there is currently no active threat.Officials with Arden Fair said the mall would be closed for the rest of the day until they are cleared to reopen by police.“This is a place we train regularly with. Our outside agencies, our specialty units, are very aware of the ins and outs of this mall, and we do have those plans in place for if there was ever an active shooter at this place and we are ready for that,” said Karl Chan of Sacramento police during a news conference.Esther Diaz said today was her first time participating in Black Friday shopping and she witnessed the chaos.“I just see a bunch of people running and so I was wondering what was going on, so I started running,” Diaz said.“It was just very extreme.»Several shoppers were locked down inside stores with employees when gunshots were heard.»We were at DeVons Jewelers, getting our wedding bands,» recalled Christopher Mendes, who is getting married next Friday. «All of a sudden, we heard firecracker sounding sounds.»»We all just ducked in the side, hid behind the furniture,» said his fiancé, Emily Chen. «We’re super thankful to the employees and the police. Everyone was super calm, super fast to react.»| MORE | Witnesses react to deadly Sacramento Arden Fair Mall shootingKCRA 3’s Melanie Wingo was reporting on Black Friday, sitting near a loading dock in between JCPenney and Macy’s to write up her story. Shortly after 6 p.m. she saw people stampeding out of mall from multiple directions, she said. Two women who appeared shaken asked her to take them to their car, which she did, driving to the other side of the mall where their vehicles were, Wingo said. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said on Twitter he was waiting for more information on the shooting, but was also concerned about the increasing gun violence in the city.»We are deeply concerned by the increase in gun violence in Sacramento and other cities during the pandemic, and have supported increasing our efforts to reach young people at risk. A gun is never the answer,» he said.No other details were released.Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call Sacramento police. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.
At least one person was killed and another was injured after a shooting around 6 p.m. Friday at the Arden Fair Mall, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
The mall was evacuated shortly after the shooting.
Police said the suspect fled the area, but there is currently no active threat.
Officials with Arden Fair said the mall would be closed for the rest of the day until they are cleared to reopen by police.
“This is a place we train regularly with. Our outside agencies, our specialty units, are very aware of the ins and outs of this mall, and we do have those plans in place for if there was ever an active shooter at this place and we are ready for that,” said Karl Chan of Sacramento police during a news conference.
Esther Diaz said today was her first time participating in Black Friday shopping and she witnessed the chaos.
“I just see a bunch of people running and so I was wondering what was going on, so I started running,” Diaz said.“It was just very extreme.»
Several shoppers were locked down inside stores with employees when gunshots were heard.
«We were at DeVons Jewelers, getting our wedding bands,» recalled Christopher Mendes, who is getting married next Friday. «All of a sudden, we heard firecracker sounding sounds.»
«We all just ducked in the side, hid behind the furniture,» said his fiancé, Emily Chen. «We’re super thankful to the employees and the police. Everyone was super calm, super fast to react.»
| MORE | Witnesses react to deadly Sacramento Arden Fair Mall shooting
KCRA 3’s Melanie Wingo was reporting on Black Friday, sitting near a loading dock in between JCPenney and Macy’s to write up her story. Shortly after 6 p.m. she saw people stampeding out of mall from multiple directions, she said.
Two women who appeared shaken asked her to take them to their car, which she did, driving to the other side of the mall where their vehicles were, Wingo said.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said on Twitter he was waiting for more information on the shooting, but was also concerned about the increasing gun violence in the city.
«We are deeply concerned by the increase in gun violence in Sacramento and other cities during the pandemic, and have supported increasing our efforts to reach young people at risk. A gun is never the answer,» he said.
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No other details were released.
Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call Sacramento police.
Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.
