Tag: Mall of America

Man in Custody After Standoff Near Mall of America

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.—A man with a shotgun was taken into custody Friday after a standoff in a parking lot at the Mall of America, authorities said. The Bloomington Police Department said on social media that crisis negotiators were brought to the scene and the man was taken into custody in the area of American Boulevard and…


6 Arrested After Funeral for Mall of America Shooting Victim

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Police have arrested six men following the funeral for a 19-year-old man who was shot at the Mall of America last month. Johntae Hudson’s funeral was held Friday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. Officers at the service noticed a man with a handgun and another man wanted for a nonfatal Dec. 14 shooting…


5 Arrested After Shooting at Mall of America That Killed 19-Year-Old

Five people have been arrested following a shooting at the Mall of America—the nation’s largest shopping center—that had forced it to go into temporary lockdown and had killed a 19-year-old male, police said on Dec. 24. Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges told reporters at an early evening news conference that all five suspects—two 18-year-olds and…


19-Year-Old Dead After Shooting at Mall of America: Police

Police have confirmed that a 19-year-old male teenager has been killed during a shooting at the Mall of America in Minnesota on Friday. The shooting occurred at the mall’s Nordstrom location around 7:50 p.m. local time and lasted about 30 seconds, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges told a late night news conference. He said there…


Man Arrested After Robbery at Mall of America

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.—A man was arrested at the Mall of America on Friday after what police said was an armed robbery. The mall said in a statement that security “immediately became aware of the situation” and arrested the man without incident. It said the mall wasn’t locked down because the arrest was immediate. Police in Bloomington,…


Police Arrest Man Accused of Shooting Inside Mall of America

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.—A man accused of firing shots inside the Mall of America before fleeing the suburban Minneapolis shopping complex with the help of several accomplices has been arrested in Chicago, authorities said. Shamar Alon Lark, 21, of Minneapolis, was arrested Thursday along with another man who had been sought following the Aug. 4 shooting, the…


Mall of America Lockdown Lifted After Shooting, No Casualties Reported: Police

A lockdown that was initiated in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, on Thursday after shots were fired has now been lifted, officials confirmed. Law enforcement responded to the scene at around  4:15 p.m. local time, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said at a press conference Thursday. The shooting, which police called an “isolated dispute,” appeared…


Family of Boy Thrown From Mall of America Balcony Files Lawsuit

MINNEAPOLIS—The family of a boy who was thrown off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in April 2019 has filed a lawsuit accusing the mall of failing to provide proper security. The complaint filed Tuesday says the mall and its security detail knew about the previous “violent, aggressive, and erratic” behavior displayed at…