Shooting at a suburban Chicago mall full of Christmas shoppers leaves 4 people injured, police say.
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 people who were shot were initially believed to have been hit by ricocheting bullets, but Kruger later said they were directly struck. A fourth person suffered an ankle injury while running away.“This is just a very unfortunate incident that is completely out of character for our area,” the chief said.According to police, at least 4 people were injured in a shooting at the Oakbrook Center.
Shoppers who were interviewed as they were gradually released said they took cover in stores and dressing rooms. Alex Gay, 23, said she was walking in the mall when she suddenly saw people running. She didn’t hear any gunshots.. “It was scary everyone was sprinting out of the mall as sirens went over intercom saying, ‘Emergency. Evacuate. Seek shelter.’ I almost got trampled.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Suspect in Rapper Chucky Trill’s Death Arrested at Atlanta AirportA man suspected in the shooting death of a rising Texas rap artist on an Atlanta area interstate was arrested as he was exiting a plane at Atlanta’s airport, a Georgia sheriff’s office said.
Read more »
Several people injured after fire at Exxon oil refinery in TexasSeveral people injured in a fire at an ExxonMobil oil refinery in Texas after what officials and local residents suggested may have been an explosion.
Read more »
House committee launches probe into deadly Astroworld concertThe House Oversight Cmte. is launching a bipartisan investigation into the tragedy at Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival in November that left 10 people dead and dozens injured.
Read more »
House committee launches probe into Live Nation's role in Astroworld tragedyThe House Oversight Committee announced Wednesday that it’s launching a bipartisan investigation into the tragedy at Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival in November that left 10 people dead and dozens injured.
Read more »
Sentencing demands expected in Dutch murder trial over flight MH17Dutch prosecutors are on Wednesday expected to call for long sentences against three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with shooting down a passenger jet over Ukraine in 2014, killing 298 people.
Read more »