day. you know? we was chilling at work and then i heard, like, a boom sound. so i went to see what was happening and then i heard it again. first too many i heard the sound i thought it was construction, because there s a lot of construction going on at the mall right now. then i heard it again. like, boom, boom, boom. then i saw everybody running. so we started running to the back, me and my co-workers, and i ran i ran i was almost out the door, like, outside, before my assistant manager called me back and told me i had to stay there, because, i don t know by i had to stay. i wanted to leave, but she said i had to stay. then she closed the gates and we were just waiting in the back room. i heard about eight or nine shots go off completely, i think, and we were just waiting in the stockroom for about 45 minutes before the howard county police officer came. he knocked on the door.
grabbed the quid and ran. had the mother follow me. i talked to one couple, a young couple that were in the mall at the time of the shooting. they did not see it but they said they heard it. they said they heard about six very loud bangs which was the young man, first name was travis, he said he believed the bangs to be from a shotgun. people started fleeing. he said he was put into he hid someplace, hid in the store. all of a sudden i was waiting on a customer and i happened to see people running towards nordstrom which is one of the anchor stores that s close to us. and i said, what s going on? why is everybody running? so i stepped out to the door and asked one of the girls running, what s going on. she said, there s been a shooting. i did call 911 to see if it was true. sometimes you just don t know what goes on, if it s yourksz know, true or not because i don t hear i didn t hear any shots. that s on the other side of the mall. once i called howard county ms. thanks did sa
oliver i understand is all so on the phone with us. is that true? do i have oliver janny? okay. colin ready i understand now is with us. all so on employee at the mall. colin, i understand you heard the shots. tell me more. yeah. i was at work. it was just a regular day, you know, we was chilling at work. and then i heard like a boom sound. so i go to see what was happening. and then i heard it again. well, the first time i heard the sound, i thought it was construction because there s a lot of construction going on at the mall right now. then i heard it again, like boom, boom, boom. then i saw everybody running. so we started running to the back, me and my coworkers. i was almost out the door before my assistant manager call me back and she told me i had to
it s a very unique, fascinating store. we sell jewelry, fossils a number of so what happened? what happened while you were in the store today? when i was in the store, i was waiting on a customer and i happened so see people running toward nordstrom. and i said, what s going on, why is everybody running. so i stepped out to the door and asked one of the girls running. she said there s been a shooting. and at that time i said, oh my gosh, i came in. i left my customers know that for their safety they were allowed to walk the hallway or go out to nordstroms because i knew it was in the food court. so at that time, we closed the door. you know, i contacted our director of sales and let her know what was going on. and we were in the back room waiting. you know, we turned off our lights and stayed in the back
11:15 eastern time, and there the mall still has not been secured. police say they continue to comb the area, painstakingly, still interviewing a lot of the shoppers and employees who remain inside, but in small groups, police are releasing people from the mall. earlier i spoke with judy hoffman, who at the time was still in her store. this is what she had to say. well, when i was in the store, i, all of a sudden, i was waiting on a customer, and i happen to see people running towards nordstrom, which is one of the anchor stores that s close to us, and i said, what s going on? why is everybody running? so i stepped out to the door, and asked one of the girls running, what s going on? she said, there s been a shooting. and at that time, i said, oh, my gosh. i came in. i let my customers know that for their safety, they were alln t allowed to twuk nordstroms or go