1 dead, 1 injured after shooting at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets; suspect in custody

One person is dead, and another is injured after a shooting at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Saturday night, police said. 

Auburn Hills police, who were patrolling the mall, responded to reports of gunfire in the mall's food court around 5:20 p.m. Saturday. A 20-year-old Pontiac, Michigan, man was killed in the shooting, and a 19-year-old Pontiac woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized, according to police. 

Police say the alleged shooter, a 22-year-old Detroit man, who, according to police, is a concealed pistol license holder, remained on the scene and is now in custody. 

According to Auburn Hills police, a preliminary investigation shows that the two men were involved in an argument earlier in the day in a bathroom, then encountered one another near the food court, where the shooter was allegedly jumped by the victim before the shooting occurred. 

Authorities are also looking for another man who they say was also involved in the fight. 

Police say this was an isolated incident and that no other injuries were reported.

Shopper Demond Clayton was in the food court when he says he heard a loud bang that sounded like a ceiling tile falling. 

"It was a horrifying sight, and it's unfortunate too because it's just a nice day out today, and the last thing you think is gunshots at the mall at the food court," Clayton said. 

The mall was closed while law enforcement investigated the incident. 

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Auburn Hills Police Department at 248-370-9444.

The Metro Detroit shopping mall is along Baldwin Road. It has about 170 stores, restaurants and attractions, including AMC Theatres, Bass Pro Shops and Timberland Factory Store. It is among the major retail properties in Michigan owned by Simon. The normal Saturday shopping hours are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday's incident is the second deadly shooting at a Metro Detroit mall in eight days. On July 3, two 19-year-old men were killed, and another person was injured in a shooting at Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn. The shooting was sparked by an argument between two groups, according to police. 

Two 19-year-olds are charged with carrying a concealed weapon in the Fairlane Town Center shooting.