I wasnt in the store 30 seconds and people started screaming and running out of the door of macys. A stampede came through. Reporter so,ing a lot of shoppers are upset tonight. The man shot, the mall employee, 67 years old, he is in serious but stable condition in the hospital right now. As for the way the suspect was apprehended, this is an interesting side note. Through the help of this guy, an off duty nypd Deputy Inspector named kenneth lair. He is from the Fugitive Enforcement division. He was out doing christmas shopping. Turns out he helped apprehend the suspect who is now in police custody. One of the busiest shopping days of the year. We are live outside roosevelt mall, stacey sager, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Stacey, thank you. We are hearing more from people terrified when they heard the gunshots, many of whom hid out in locked back panic. Long island Kristin Thorne with that angle. Reporter some shoppers were in those back rooms locked in supply rooms for up to an hour and
Assigned to the mall. The. Reporter once again, that protocol has been in place since the shootings in paris. We want to emphasize that on a busy night of shopping, this mall is now open to shoppers. As you mentioned, there was an off duty Deputy Inspector from the Fugitive Enforcement division from the nypd. He helped take down the suspect. He was just at the mall christmas shopping. Live in garden city, stacey sager, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you. Now to the weather and the potentially record breaking warmth. We could hit 70 or higher for Christmas Eve. Before we get there, all the warm weather could wreak havoc on a holiday get way in the form of fog and heavy rain as well. Meteorologist lee goldberg it is tracking it all. On the first full night of winter, dress spring. 20 degrees above average. Pretty shot of midtown. You can see the low cloudiness. It hasnt lowered to the point where visibilities are way that will happen tonight into tomorrow morning. We are in the low 60s