Shots were fired at Tysons Corner Saturday afternoon, Fairfax County Police Department said.
Police cleared the mall and have asked that people avoid the area. No injuries were reported.
According to Fairfax County police, a fight had broken out between a small group on a walkway on the second floor of the mall near Macys, when a man described as a Black male wearing a black hoodie and jeans brandished a firearm and discharged it.
Fairfax County police say the mall has been closed as they investigate Saturday’s shooting, but it should reopen Sunday morning at 11 a.m.
As the shooting occurred, many employees and shoppers at Tysons fled the mall into the parking lot and neighboring areas. Others locked up shops and sheltered in place when they heard the mall’s emergency alarm system activated.
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