19-Year-Old Shot During Fight Inside Wisconsin Mall

Madison police responded to East Towne Mall just before 3:00 PM Saturday afternoon for a report of shots fired.

Ricardo Franco, a Madison Police Department officer, said gunfire was reported inside the mall around 2:50 p.m. (2050 GMT).

Witnesses told police that several young men were involved in the disturbance in the middle of the mall. Police say one person pulled out a handgun and fired at least one round. He was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

One man was left injured after gunfire that erupted Saturday inside a large Wisconsin mall and sent thousands other scrambling for cover.

“At no time was this an active shooter randomly shooting at people in the mall”, Despain added.

DeSpain also said that a mall employee’s leg was hit by a bullet that had ricocheted, though the worker was unscathed.

Armed police have been seen running through the mall while stores were on lockdown and shoppers were evacuated.

East Towne Mall is 840,000 square feet with 110 retailers, according to its website. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.

“We do have an incident right now and police are on the scene”.