REPORT: Shooting at suburban mall injures 1 as shoppers flee

DECEMBER 14, 2019

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ATLANTA (AP) — A shooting that wounded one man in a mall food court sent suburban Atlanta shoppers fleeing in panic Saturday.

The Cobb County Police Department said the man was wounded at Cumberland Mall around 1 p.m. following an argument and that the shooting suspect ran away. The victim was taken to a hospital, where Cobb County Police spokeswoman Ofc. Sarah O’Hara said he was in surgery and “expected to survive his injuries.”

The article goes on to state the following:

Police said they have identified a suspect and are looking for him, but O’Hara provided no further details.

Cobb County police released the following statement:

“*No Active Shooter at Cumberland Mall*

“We are continuing to gather information but this is not an active shooter event. It appears this was an isolated incident. Once we get more information we will update.

“Yes, shots were fired. But not randomly. Hence, no ACTIVE SHOOTER. Updated information indicates involved parties know one another, therefore incident was isolated to them. Still gathering more info.”

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