"There has been a shooting incident at the Columbia mall. No additional details yet," Howard County Police wrote in a tweet at 11:50 a.m. Saturday.
Howard County Fire and Emergency Management Services wrote in a tweet that emergency personnel and police were on the scene. In a separate tweet, they urged people to stay away from the area.
A man whose daughter was in the mall told NBCWashington.com that she told him over the phone that she was taking shelter inside of a Bank of America inside the mall with dozens of others.
A security spokesman at the mall told NBC News that “the situation may be over,” adding that the mall was closed. Three have been confirmed dead including the shooter.
#BREAKING: #Maryland Mall shooting. Reports of victims down. Helicopter landing on roof. PLEASE, #letsfixthis pic.twitter.com/MXjQKYi1Bx
— Moms Demand Action (@MomsDemand) January 25, 2014
Omg! This is the ONLY place u can find me wandering about when I'm in B'more on vacation!This is frightening news!I hope no life was lost.
ReplyDeleteReally sad, 3 confirmed dead and many casualties. @ Anonymous 21:49
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