Category: mall

Police Say Accused Indiana Mall Shooter Waited in Bathroom for 1 Hour Before Opening Fire

Authorities said the 20-year-old shooter who opened fire in an Indiana mall on Sunday waited inside a bathroom before fatally shooting three and injuring two others before an armed bystander shot and killed him. Greenwood Police Department Chief Jim Ison said during a news conference Monday that the shooter was in the Greenwood Park Mall…


Girl, 9, Wounded in California Mall Shooting

A shooting inside a Southern California shopping mall Tuesday wounded a 9-year-old girl and authorities were seeking the attacker, reports said. The shooting took place at around 6:30 p.m. at the Mall of Victor Valley in Victorville, about an hour’s drive northeast of downtown Los Angeles, San Bernardino County authorities said. The city fire department…


2 Wounded During Mall of America Shooting, Suspect Sought

MINNEAPOLIS—Two people were shot and wounded Friday following an apparent altercation at the Mall of America, sending New Year’s Eve shoppers scrambling for safety and placing the Minneapolis mall on temporary lockdown, authorities said. One man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg during the shooting that happened about 4:30 p.m. on the third floor…


4 People Injured After Shooting at Chicago-Area Mall

OAK BROOK, Ill.—A shooting at a suburban Chicago mall full of Christmas shoppers left four people injured Thursday, police said. The incident at Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook began with two males involved in a shootout in a corridor around 5:45 p.m., police Chief James Kruger said. He said the injuries were not life-threatening. Three…


At Least 1 Injured in Shooting at Mall in Tacoma, Washington

TACOMA, Washington—Gunshots rang out at a Washington state mall packed with Black Friday shoppers, seriously wounding one person and panicking hundreds of others who hid inside stores as the mall went into lockdown. Authorities said the shooting in Tacoma, south of Seattle, was reported just after 7 p.m. at an area near the mall’s food…


At Least 1 Injured in Black Friday Mall Shooting in Washington

TACOMA, Wash.—Police in Washington state on Saturday were investigating a shooting at a shopping mall that left one person seriously wounded and sent hundreds of Black Friday shoppers fleeing for exits or hiding in stores. As of Saturday afternoon, no arrests had been reported in the previous night’s shooting at the Tacoma Mall, south of…


Up to 40 Looters Target California Bay Area Stores for Third Straight Day

Another mob of looters targeted several San Francisco Bay Area retailers on Sunday night, marking the third such incident in as many days. Police told CBS San Francisco that they responded to the multiple calls of smash-and-grab looting incidents at the Southland Mall in Hayward, located south of Oakland and north of San Jose. They…


Mall Foot Traffic Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

A rebound to above pre-pandemic levels in mall foot traffic data defies predictions that the outbreak would accelerate the demise of malls, while painting a picture of lockdown-weary Americans itching to go out and shop, a new report shows. Foot traffic at a sample of 100 indoor malls and 100 major outdoor outlet malls and…


Owner of Over 100 US Malls Files for Bankruptcy

Washington Prime Group, the corporation which owns more than 100 U.S. malls, filed for bankruptcy on June 13 citing financial woes tied to the CCP virus pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant challenges for many companies, including Washington Prime Group, making a Chapter 11 filing necessary to reduce the Company’s outstanding indebtedness,” the company…


Mall Traffic Surges as Incomes Rise and Americans Go on Shopping Spree

Shoppers returned to malls in droves in March, boosted by a sharp rise in personal income and a strong boost in consumer spending, reinforcing the view that a recovery in the pandemic-stricken retail sector is building steam. Foot traffic at a sample of 50 malls in March was up 86 percent from the same month…