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California: The shooting that emptied the Great Mall in Milpitas, California, on Saturday evening was a suicide attempt, according to police.
A 22-year-old man, initially thought to be a victim of a shooting at the mall, had turned a gun on himself, the Milpitas Police Department said in a news release.
The man, a San Francisco resident, suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital by paramedics.
The sound of gunfire disrupted holiday shopping for mall customers and employees who either fled the scene or sheltered in place at the San Francisco Bay Area mall.
Police arrived at the mall at 5:16 p.m. after reports of a shooting outside Old Navy.
Shooting at Northern California mall was suicide attempt, police say [Los Angeles Times :: BC-CALIF-MALL-SHOOTING:LA]
The shooting that emptied the Great Mall in Milpitas, California, on Saturday evening was a suicide attempt, according to police.
A 22-year-old man, initially thought to be a victim of a shooting at the mall, had turned a gun on himself, the Milpitas Police Department said in a news release.
The man, a San Francisco resident, suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital by paramedics.
The sound of gunfire disrupted holiday shopping for mall customers and employees who either fled the scene or sheltered in place at the San Francisco Bay Area mall.
The shooting that emptied the Great Mall in Milpitas on Saturday evening involved a man who accidentally shot himself, police said.
The 22-year-old man was initially thought to be a victim of a shooting at the mall, the Milpitas Police Department said.
For the record:
9:30 AM, Dec. 21, 2020An earlier version of this article stated that the shooting was a suicide attempt. Police said it was an accidental shooting.
A news release issued by the police described the incident as involving “a self-inflicted gunshot wound.” Capt. John Torrez said the man was not trying to harm himself and fired the gun accidentally.