Concord Mills Mall Shooting Incident
As per the police, they were asked to rescue as there was a theft case reported from the Concord Mills mall on Wednesday. It was been reported by the police that the caller reported that three men were involved in the theft case and were trying to run away. Also, the caller described the appearance of the thieves to the police which helped the police in recognizing the suspects on the spot. When the police arrived at the mall, there were three men reported to be escaping from the mall. When the police asked the suspects to surrender, one of them open fired on the police and they had to open fire on the accused wounding him.
1 Suspect Shot & 2 Arrested In Concord Mills Mall Shooting
Police revealed that the caller said that three people stole his credit card and were escaping. When the police asked the three to surrender and put down their weapons, one of them open fired and the police rushed the injured accused to the hospital. While the other two were arrested immediately without wasting a moment. Concord police Major Todd Mc Ghee said that the accused were running back into the mall after seeing the officers and at the end of the pursuit one of the three was having a gun and he open fire on the ground in order to scare the officers. When the police saw that the accused had a weapon, they spoke and informed the team about it on the radio and after getting shot threats they fired at the suspects causing an injury that was not fatal.
Who Is The Suspect?
As the suspect was shot and injured, he was immediately taken to the hospital, while the other two running away were taken into arrest outside the mall. There was panic created as the shooting occurred, and people in the mall ran to save their lives. State Bureau of Investigations will handle the case and investigate and McGhee said that at some point the SBI will reveal the names of the accused. Also, it was mandatory to shoot the accused to shoot as he was firing openly. Also, McGhee asked the civilians to call 980-781-3000 if there are any footage of the shooting or any video recorded. Officers later declared the mall clear and open without any danger.
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