Omaha Westroads Mall shooting leaves two victims injured as two suspects on the run after fleeing scene
TWO SUSPECTS are on the run and two people have been injured after a shooting at Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska.
Omaha police released a statement that said, “two suspects were at large” and asked civilians to avoid the area.
Police scanner traffic indicated the shooting may have been targeted and is not necessarily an “active shooter” situation, according to KLKN news.
According to police, one man is in critical condition at Bergan Mercy.
The next victim, a woman, was able to walk into Immanuel Hospital Saturday afternoon with only an injury to her leg.
The shooting happened at JC Penny around noon on Saturday. The first victim was transported to the hospital.
Chief Dep. Hudson with Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said there were three police units searching the mall.
Westroads mall, an enclosed shopping center, is located at the intersection of 100th and Dodge Street.
It’s the largest mall in Nebraska.
Authorities are instructing cars entering the mall’s parking lot to turn around, while one man trying to park “told an officer he’s looking for his daughter,” said Jessica Wade from the Omaha World-Herald.
Reports of an active shooter comes right after the mass shooting at a FedEx in Indianapolis that left 8 people dead.