holiday shoppers into a panic for a time. poce did respond to the scene. they now say this is not an active shooter situation. they do believe it was a fight between people in the mall and they are on the hunt for the suspect at this hour. all of this, of course, leaving shoppers very rattled tonight. and there was another awful scene playing out today, a deadly shooting at a senior center. an assisted living center in westerly, rhode island. a resident opening fire on workers and on another resident. schools on lockdown. businesses sheltering in place. and a robot sent into the center. here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight, a shocking murder in a quiet new england town. police departments from three states surrounding these assisted living apartments in westerly, rhode island, just after 10:30 a.m. >> there's multiple victims there. multiple victims. >> reporter: one employee killed. a coworker and a 67-year-old resident wounded. the victims, all women, shot in the front lobby. >> i'm not sure where the perpetrator is.