Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said.
Posted: Jul 17, 2022 9:52 PM ET | Last Updated: 10 hours agoThe man entered the Greenwood Park Mall with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition and began firing in the food court, Greenwood Police Department Chief Jim Ison said.
A 22-year-old from nearby Bartholomew County who was legally carrying a firearm at the mall shot and killed the gunman, Ison said at a news conference. Four of those hit by gunfire were females and one was a male, Ison said. He didn't immediately know the specific gender or age of those who were killed.He said a 12-year-old girl was among the two injured, both of whom are in stable condition.
Officers went to the mall at about 6 p.m. local time for reports of the shooting. Authorities are searching the mall for any other victims, but they believe the shooting was contained to the food court.The Greenwood Park Mall is seen on Sunday. The mass shooting was just the latest to unnerve Americans in 2022. Schools, churches, grocery stores and a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois, have all become killing grounds in recent months."We are sickened by yet another type of incident like this in our country," Indianapolis Assistant Chief of Police Chris Bailey said.Greenwood is a south suburb of Indianapolis with a population of about 60,000.
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