Shots fired at South Hills Village Mall, Bethel Park police say
No one was hit after shots were fired at South Hills Village Mall on Tuesday evening, authorities said.
In a post on Facebook, the Bethel Park Police Department said officers were called to the mall for a report of a shooting outside the AMC movie theater around 4 p.m.
At the scene, officers found a man who had been assaulted, not shot. Police added that the investigation found that an unknown number of shots were fired, and no one was hit.
Police said the suspects fled South Hills Village Mall and were taken into custody by other local police departments. A KDKA crew was in Mt. Lebanon as law enforcement searched for the suspects. It was not immediately clear how many people were arrested or where they were taken into custody.
Sources told KDKA that the suspects fled the mall in a stolen vehicle that later crashed on the Mt. Lebanon-Dormont line. Sources said two suspects were apprehended in Dormont and one was apprehended in Mt. Lebanon.
The investigation continues. No other information was immediately released on Tuesday evening.
KDKA reached out to South Hills Village Mall for comment. A spokesperson referred all inquiries to the police.
Shoppers react to shots fired at South Hills Village Mall
One day before New Year's Eve, shoppers at the mall on Tuesday were stunned.
"This is a very safe area," shopper Reshelle Barrett said. "Yeah, it's very shocking to hear."
While the investigation continues, shoppers are trying to digest what happened at a busy and popular mall.
"It's terrible, it's scary," shopper Terri Balsam said. "You don't want to take your kids out."
