were holed up in closets and storage spaces, dressing rooms. those are some of the areas that people took to shelter when they heard the gunshots fired at 11:15 a.m. eastern time. among those who heard the gun shots, shannon washington. she s an employee at a store called the art of shaving, in that mall. i understand now, shansen, you re at home. but earlier when you were in your store, describe for me what you experienced, how you knew there was a shooting taking place and what you did. well, in the store we re located on the nordstrom wing. so it is a ways away from where the initial shooting took place. initially we did not know what was going on. we saw people running by. the mall opens at 10:00. it wasn t that busy at that time, but then we saw more people just, like, running, and then actually another worker in
rod, keep us posted. get closer to the scene and bring us updates. joining us on the phone is shannon who works at another store in that mall called the art of shaving. what can you tell us? i just got the word that the coast has been cleared. sounds like they did find the guy. i would say maybe around 11:00, maybe a little bit after 11:00 first shots were fired. i work closer to nordstrom wing. from what i understand it was the other end of the mall. one of my co-workers who work in the mall actually saw good night with the gun and she did confirm there was an active shooter in the mall. pretty much people started running. the people who work in the mall did a good job. we pretty much locked our doors and hid. nobody knew where the shooter