Minnesota police have arrested five people in connection with a shooting at the Mall of America Friday night that left one person dead and another grazed.
The shooting occurred just before 8 p.m. Friday night and the victim who died is described as a 19-year-old African-American male. A woman’s clothing was grazed by a bullet, according to FOX 9.
Five people were involved in an altercation that led to one of the individuals firing a gun at the 19-year-old multiple times. The 19-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene after first responders tried to save him.
SHOT AT MALL OF AMERICA IN MINNESOTA LEAVES 1 DEAD, 1 GRAZED, NO SUSPECT IN CUSTODY: POLICE
An officer stands inside the Nordstrom at Mall of America after a shooting, Friday, December 23, 2022, in Bloomington, Minnesota.
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Police quickly arrived on the scene after receiving reports of the shooting, and the Mall of America was placed under lockdown, which was later lifted.
Officials close off the West Wing of the Mall of America after a shooting was reported on Friday, December 23, 2022, in Bloomington, Minnesota. A shooting caused the closure of the Mall of America on Friday night, mall officials and police in suburban Minneapolis said.
(Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP)
On Saturday, a Bloomington Police Department SWAT team conducted an 8:40 am raid on a town home, arresting five people. Two 18-year-old men and three 17-year-old boys were arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder.
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Signs around the Mall of America indicate a lockdown is in place after a shooting was reported on Friday, December 23, 2022 in Bloomington, Minnesota. said.
(Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP))
Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said investigators believe one of the teens fired the gun.
“I’m pretty sure we have the person responsible for the victim’s murder in custody,” Hodges said.
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While Hodges said a motive has not been determined, police believe the shooting may have been related to a “long-standing feud” between two groups.
