Fort Collins police investigating double shooting outside Foothills Mall in Northern Colorado; Suspect at large

UPDATE: The two people who were shot on Saturday have died of their injuries. A boy was arrested in connection with the shooting overnight, police say.

Two people have been shot outside a mall in Northern Colorado and Fort Collins police say a suspect is at large.

Few details were immediately available but police said officers responded to the mall at around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Witnesses described a massive police presence and police said the mall was placed on lockdown.

Officers were seen with long rifles in the parking lot of the mall as they searched for the suspect.

A Fort Collins police spokesman said officers believe the suspect is still in the area of the mall.

Around 6:30 p.m., police started letting people in the mall out.

Police did not immediately provide a description of the suspect or the condition of those who were shot but said the victims were taken to the hospital.

Fort Collins police later said in an updated statement that the initial call indicated the shooting happened on a sidewalk outside the mall.

EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this story misstated the day in which the shooting was reported. It has since been updated to reflect the correct day.