Two people injured in New York mall shooting

  • State police say two people were injured in the shooting on Sunday afternoon
  • Shooting happened at the Galleria at Crystal Run in Middletown
  • Footage showed a dozen heavily armed officers running through the mall 
  • Reports say the shooting occurred at an American Eagle store

Police have evacuated a mall in New York’s Hudson Valley amid reports of a shooting during a crowded holiday shopping day.

State police say two people have been injured but it’s unclear whether they were shot.

The reported shooting happened on Sunday at about 3.15pm at the Galleria at Crystal Run in Middletown, about 70 miles north of Manhattan. 

Heavily armed police were spotted running through a shopping mall in New York’s Hudson Valley on Sunday afternoon following reports of a shooting

Footage posted on social media showed a dozen heavily armed police officers running through the mall. 

The possible shooting was reported at an American Eagle store. A man who answered the mall security office phone declined to comment.

State police said there was no other information immediately available about the ongoing investigation.

A witness said he was grabbing a bite to eat in the mall’s food court when he heard alarms and employees telling everybody to get to the exits.

Footage posted on social media showed a dozen heavily armed police officers running through the mall

Footage posted on social media showed a dozen heavily armed police officers running through the mall

State police say two people have been injured but it's unclear whether they were shot. The possible shooting was reported at an American Eagle store

State police say two people have been injured but it’s unclear whether they were shot. The possible shooting was reported at an American Eagle store

 

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