The 19-year-old man who was fatally shot at the Mall of America on Friday night was identified Sunday as Johntae Hudson of St. Paul, according to Fox 9 Minneapolis.
An altercation broke out at the Nordstrom store shortly before 8 p.m. before someone pulled out a gun and shot Hudson multiple times, according to police.
Johntae’s sister, Janayea Hudson, described the 19-year-old in a GoFundMe for his funeral as a “loving person who is loving to his family and friends.”
“She radiated fun, positive energy and her smile lit up the room,” she wrote. “She was a great person overall.”
Officials lock down the West Wing of the Mall of America after a shooting was reported on Friday, December 23, 2022, in Bloomington, Minnesota.
(Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP)
Two officers leave Nordstrom at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, after a shooting on Friday, December 23, 2022.
(Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
A Bloomington Police Department SWAT team conducted an 8:40 am raid on a home in nearby St. Louis Park and arrested five suspects, two 18-year-old men and three 17-year-old boys.
“I’m pretty sure we have the person responsible for the victim’s murder in custody,” Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said at a news conference.
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All five suspects are being held on suspicion of second degree murder.
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.
(Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP)
A Bloomington police officer raises a hand at the entrance to the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, following reports of gunfire on Friday, December 23, 2022.
(Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
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There were 16 police or security personnel at the mall at the time of the shooting, including an officer at a nearby store who tried to provide Hudson with life-saving measures.
It is the second shooting to occur at Mall of America this year after a shooting broke out at the Nike store in August. No one was injured in that shooting, but five people were arrested.
Fox News’ Adam Sabes contributed to this report.
