MILPITAS, Calif. (KGO) Milpitas police have given the all-clear and say teams have concluded searching the Great Mall after a reported shooting Saturday night.
At 9:36 p.m., officials said everyone who was sheltering in place has been escorted out safely and no one was injured in the shooting.
MPD is currently investigating a shooting at the Great Mall. Out of an abundance of caution we have asked all stores to shelter-in-place while officers continue assessing the situation. Please stay away from the area and we’ll provide additional updates shortly. Milpitas Police (@MilpitasPD) December 20, 2020
The incident was first recorded at 5:23 p.m. the Saturday before Christmas and police alerted shoppers and workers to shelter in place.
Milpitas police give all-clear after shooting of man at Great Mall prompts lockdown
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More than a dozen law enforcement vehicles park outside the Great Mall in Milpitas after reports of a shooting there. It wasn’t immediately clear whether anyone was injured.Lauren Hernandez / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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The dining area of the Great Mall on Black Friday in November. Police are investigating reports of a shooting at the Great Mall on Saturday evening.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Two shoppers walk past closed kiosks with caution tape and clear plastic wrapped around them on Black Friday in November. A shooting occurred at the mall on Dec. 19, at the height of the shopping season.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Saturday, December 19, 2020
MILPITAS, Calif. (AP) - The Milpitas Police Department investigated a shooting Saturday night at a mall, and people temporarily sheltered in place.
The shooting was first reported at 5:32 p.m., KGO-TV reported.
At 8:30 p.m., the department said officers were escorting store employees and shoppers out of the mall. The all clear was given around 9:30 p.m. Police say two people went to the hospital for unrelated medical emergencies during evacuations.
TOP STORIES The Mercury News reported that police did not offer details about the shooting itself, including about any victims and whether a suspect was still at large. But emergency responders were seen transporting one victim on a stretcher from the mall.
MILPITAS, Calif. Milpitas police have given the all-clear and say teams have concluded searching the Great Mall after a reported shooting Saturday night.
At 9:36 p.m., officials said everyone who was sheltering in place has been escorted out safely and no one was injured in the shooting.
MPD is currently investigating a shooting at the Great Mall. Out of an abundance of caution we have asked all stores to shelter-in-place while officers continue assessing the situation. Please stay away from the area and we’ll provide additional updates shortly. Milpitas Police (@MilpitasPD) December 20, 2020
The incident was first recorded at 5:23 p.m. the Saturday before Christmas and police alerted shoppers and workers to shelter in place.
Great Mall shooting was actually self-inflicted gunshot wound: police
By Michael McLaughlin
The 22-year-old man who was found with non-life threatening injuries on Saturday evening near the Old Navy store had shot himself, according to police. Further investigation by detectives from the Special Investigations Unit revealed the 22-year-old male sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was not the victim of an act of violence, the Milpitas police said in a statement.
The gunfire created chaos at the mall on what would normally be a busy day with just days left before Christmas. Some shoppers ran for the exit, telling KTVU they heard multiple gunshots.