On late Monday evening a shooter entered a New Jersey mall and has opened fire which
has created panic throughout the shopping center. The police is already at the
site to give be fitted response.
A gunman who is inside the Westfield Garden State Plaza Mall
in Paramus, New Jersey is yet to be found at the time of
the sweep of the shopping center is going on by the Bergen County SWAT. This
was confirmed by the county
Chief of Staff Jeanne
Baratta. But as per the New Jersey State Police sergeant Joe Letteiri, the
suspect is already identified. Although there is no injury confirmed yet said
the mayor Rich LaBarbeira.
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Shooter fires in New
Jersey mall
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As per the reports one gunman has shot at a security camera
of the mall. One single shell casing is also found from the site. As per
eyewitness they have heard at least 6 to 7 gunshots around 9.20 pm ET. A worker
Eddie Kahmann quoted by CNN told, “There were just people running like crazy. So
I too closed my doors quickly and ran to the back turned off all the lights,
music and just everything just to make sure I am hidden.” This is one of the
largest shopping centers in the New
York City area.
Ali Cozic another worker at the mall described the shooter
dressed in all black and holding a large gun and walked past the store. She too
confirmed the chaos happening after the shooting broke out. She described the
scenes like watching a horror movie as the shooter was walking slowly across. As
soon as Allie saw him firing she just turned around and ran.
The response from the FBI and SWAT was urgent. The police
too came quickly wearing flak jackets and assault weapons with them. People
were pushed away from the mall. The people told CNN that the shopping center
was in a lockdown.
Just last month a mall in Nairobi, Kenya
was also attacked by extremists.
