[wickedawesome]

A 10-year-old was among three people shot inside The Streets of Southpoint Mall in Durham on Black Friday with three others injured during the chaotic evacuation of the mall, according to police.

Durham police chief Patrice Andrews said off-duty Durham police officers were already at the mall when they heard gunfire at 3:23 p.m. Friday on the second floor. Police investigated the gunfire and found three people with gunshot wounds, she said.

As of Saturday afternoon, one adult male remains in critical condition, while the other two shooting victims, including the 10-year-old, have non-life-threatening injuries. The other three people injured during the incident also have non-life-threatening injuries, DPD confirmed.

There were reports of people running out of the mall soon after the gunfire. Photos showed chairs flipped over and food on tables – and on the floor – at the food court after people quickly fled following the gunfire.

By 4 p.m. there was a heavy police presence at the mall with at least nine Durham police cruisers parked near the Macy’s store entrance. EMS units could be seen parking lot of the mall, which was closed for the day after the shootings.

Andrews said the shooting occurred between two groups who knew each other. Many of the group members fled, but one was detained and there are several witnesses, Andrews added.

Andrews also said that the 10-year-old who was shot was hit by a ricochet bullet, but it has not been confirmed whether the child was a part of either group. The child was taken to a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, Andrews said.

[CatBatMan]

That’s probably not the best way to clear the place out so you can get through the checkout line faster.

[Pyramid_Head]

Malls are becoming less and less safe in today's world. My sister works at a mall and 2 people were shot to death right downstairs from her store. This is why we can't have anything nice assholes.

[kellyhound]

As of Nov. 13, there had been 243 people shot in Durham this year, according to police. That was down from 276 by the same date in 2020, but up from 161 in 2019.
38 died.

Deaths by covid
Last 2 weeks average:
3.

pretty high death rate by shootings iyam

[ride]

Mall retail is a dying business model in more ways than one.

[mileslong]

Wait..

Let's hold the discussion of whatever the fuck idgaf about for a second..

Am I trippin.. Or did someone panic run to a god damned escalator to let the panic steps do the work for them?

ffs... tell me I'm wrong. Somebody.. anybody..

[alphawolf15]

Originally Posted by mileslong ↗

Wait..

Let's hold the discussion of whatever the fuck idgaf about for a second..

Am I trippin.. Or did someone panic run to a god damned escalator to let the panic steps do the work for them?

ffs... tell me I'm wrong. Somebody.. anybody..

Omg what a lazy fucktard he stopped right when he was going up. God we are some lazy species