Posted on 12/05/2007 12:23:01 PM PST by PrivateIdaho
An elderly man was found near an escalator in the store, and police said a young black man was being sought as the suspected shooter. Early indications were that as many as five people may be injured.
Colby Barak told KETV NewsWatch 7 that she was on lockdown inside Westroads Mall. She said she was doing Christmas shopping at Younkers, and an announcement was made that no one would be allowed to leave.
Just before 2 p.m., Barrett said, another announcement was made that shoppers could leave but would not be allowed back in.
Dozens of police and sheriff's cars were arriving at the mall.
A description of the shooter, broadcast over scanners, was that he was in an Army-green vest and was holding a rifle.
Another Westroads shopper, Kathy, told KETV NewsWatch 7 that she heard three pops. She said a Bath and Body Works manager approached her and told her to get out of the mall hallway as there was a situation, and a shooter had not been located.
I hope they will be fine okay asap...
I thought that I heard FNC say that police were covering Bush, when this happened and some of the police were called to cover the mall.
Have I got to “carry” every time I go to the mall now because of these nuts?
Oh my gosh! Did they say most of the shots happened after he shut himself in that room?
Per local news via police scanners- mulitple victims- SWAT and ER still coming
Kind of late isn’t it...it started something like 45 minutes ago.
Bush was gone by the time this happened.
Avoid the mall, but if you must go carry. Don't pay attention to the "no weapons" signs. The bad guys don't pay attention, why should you. Concealed means concealed. Unless something happens nobody knows your armed, and if something does happen it's better to be armed then disarmed.
The question is not “should you carry,” but “are you carrying enough!”
I considered this mall “Off limits” to my family 10 years ago....the last time I actually shopped there there were groups of teens running around..they were actually bussed to the mall.
WRT our President: Fox just said he has already left omaha, and is currently in washington.
YIKES!!!!! Profiling!!!!!
“TV medias not showing the suspect. Its pc time again.”
KETV certainly is showing it. And MSM like CNN has a link to KETV.
ping
(I expect they may say the guy went on a rampage cuz he couldn't get psych care).
Shep from Old Navy, 20 to 30 customers are in bk storeroom w/Old Navy employees. Von Maur store where shooting was.
People are listening to their police scanners. Can you imagine being slaughtered let alone during the holidays?
I wonder if this was jihad...
Good grief!! Why is Shep announcing where people are hiding from the potential perps??
The perp may have tv radio... If I were hiding, I would want Shep to zip it.
“An elderly man found...”. Disgusting the way animals have no regard for human life.
ditto!
msnbc lost their audio.
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