ONE person is dead and two have been hospitalized as cops respond to MacArthur Mall in Norfolk, Virginia.
The Norfolk Police Department provided an update via their Twitter account, stating that a woman had been pronounced dead.
“Two women were taken to SNGH with NLT injuries. Call came in around 6:25 p.m. Please avoid the area while #NPD investigates.”
Police responded to the 300 block of Monticello Avenue.
Sales associates who work at the mall spoke to WTKR, saying the mall was placed on lockdown. One associate said employees were told to lock up their Dillard’s store and retreat to the first floor of the store.
Multiple people took to Twitter to share accounts of the shooting.
One person shared a photo of rapper B Simone seemingly hiding out during the shooting.
“There was a shooting in MacArthur mall. My mom is just now being released cuz they locked the customers in the store smh,” wrote another Twitter user.
“It’s shootout inside MacArthur mall. If you know anybody that work there or is shopping their check on em,” another wrote.
‘OMG…there was a shooting at MacArthur Mall just now…Thank God I changed my mind by not going up there,” wrote another.
The investigation is ongoing.
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