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At least three people were shot at South Park Mall in San Antonio, Texas, local journalists are reporting in an unfolding situation. Frantic people took to social media. “Ugh!!!! ??????? my son can not get out and is locked down!!” wrote one mother on Twitter. You can see photos and videos from the scene throughout this article.
Police confirmed there was a shooting, writing on their Twitter page: “Officers are at South Park Mall at 2310 SW Military Dr. investigating a shooting. Please stay away from this area as officers investigate.” Here’s the first tweet on the matter from San Antonio PD.
Officers are at South Park Mall at 2310 SW Military Dr. investigating a shooting. Please stay away from this area as officers investigate.
According to My San Antonio, police later confirmed that four people are in stable condition after being shot while they were “barely inside a breezeway” at the mall. Police are searching for a black Dodge Charger vehicle and there might be more than one gunman, the news site reported.
KENS 5 later confirmed with the Fire Department that for people were transported to hospitals: “Two people were taken Priority 1 and the other two were transported Priority 2.”
BREAKING: 3 people shot as they stepped outside of Southpark Mall. 2 in critical condition. #kens5eyewitness
“BREAKING: 4 people have been shot at South Park Mall. We have crews on the way. Police are searching for the shooter,” wrote journalist Irene Cruz on Twitter. Whether this was an active shooter situation or whether anyone had died was not yet clear.
Journalist Matthew Seedorff reported a similar account, writing on Twitter, “BREAKING: Four people shot at San Antonio’s South Park Mall. Right now police are looking for the shooter.”
BREAKING: Four people shot at San Antonio’s South Park Mall. Right now police are looking for the shooter
One person wrote on Twitter that they were “locked up in a room in south park mall because of a shooting. Anyone with any info please keep me updated, we have no idea what’s going on rn.” Other people tweeted details to them.
The shooting reports broke out on the evening of December 18, 2019. You can watch live video from the scene later in this article. Although the motive was not yet clear, witnesses reported arguing:
Out at South Park Mall on JCPenny side. Police sectioned off area in parking lot. Witnesses say there was lots of arguing moments after the shooting. @mySA
The media and police were clustered near the JC Penney store, although it’s not clear yet where exactly the shooting occurred.
Waiting for San Antonio Police to give us an update about tonight’s reported shooting at South Park Mall.
Here’s what you need to know:
People Claimed There Was a Shooting & One Person Wrote on Twitter About Carrying ‘2 Kids Out’
People also took to Twitter to report that there was a shooter at the mall.
“NO ONE COME TO SOUTH PARK MALL. THERE IS A SHOOTING. I HAD TO CARRY 2 KIDS OUT,” wrote one Twitter user. “My brother is at work rn and South Park mall is on lockdown ?,” wrote another.
VIDEO: Just arrived on scene of reported shooting at South Park Mall. Several police officers and ambulances are here. We are outside the JcPenny. #kens5eyewitness
“Shooting inside south park mall,” wrote another person. A woman wrote on Facebook, “Gunshots at South Park Mall…Get out now… Soon as we closed the car doors a stampede of PEOPLE came RUNNING out! ?”
SOUTH PARK MALL SHOOTING We are live at a shooting as SAPD is investigating at South Park Mall. Here is what we know right now -> t.co/DJJMHI9UVr
“Casually shopping, and someone wants to shoot at south park mall.. sheesh. what is this world coming to,” a man wrote on Twitter. A woman wrote, “My heart goes to everybody who was in south park mall tonight, fortunately I was still in the parking lot when the shooting happened but I couldn’t imagine the fear. Everyone stay safe out here.”
This post is being updated as more information is learned about the shooting reports.