Several NY Giants players and the team's announcer were inside the Mall of America Friday night when a 19-year-old man was shot and killed -- forcing the mall into lockdown -- just hours before the team is scheduled to play the Vikings on Saturday.
Several New York Giants players and the team's announcer were inside the Mall of America Friday night when a 19-year-old man was shot and killed -- forcing the mall into lockdown -- just hours before the team was scheduled to play the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday.The Giants are staying across the street from the famous mall ... and a group of players headed over to do some shopping Friday night.
According to Bloomington police, there was an altercation between two groups of men before gunfire erupted around 7:50 PM in Nordstrom. The teenage victim was hit multiple times and did not survive. Following the shooting, the gigantic mall, busy with last-minute Christmas shoppers, was placed on lockdown.The identity of the players who were at the mall isn't known. It's also unclear how many Giants were on the premises when the shooting happened.Papa tweeted,"Scary here [at Mall of America]. Shooting in mall. On lockdown at #TwinCitiesGrill.
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