WASHINGTON – Eight people were injured in a shooting at a US mall in Wisconsin yesterday, said police, who are still hunting for the perpetrator.
The FBI and the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that their officers are on the scene at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, supporting the “active” response by local police.
“When emergency personnel arrived, the shooter was no longer at the scene,” said Wauwatosa police in a statement.
It said the wounded comprise seven adults and one teenager, who have been rushed to hospital.
The seriousness of their injuries is not immediately known, but Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride told ABC News that the injuries are not life-threatening.
The shooter has been identified by police as a “white male in his 20s or 30s”.
Numerous workers at the mall took shelter inside the building as the shooter rampaged, according to videos circulating on social media. – AFP, November 21, 2020
