One person has been injured and a suspect is still at large, according to police, after a shooting at a shopping mall north of Calgary.
One person has been injured and a suspect is still at large, according to police, after a shooting at a shopping mall north of Calgary.
Calgary police say they believe the shooting at the CrossIron Mills mall in Balzac, Alta., was targeted. Police and RCMP received reports of a shooting at about 7:11 p.m. MT.
One injured male was taken to hospital, according to paramedics.
The shooter is a Caucasian male, according to police.
Police said they are slowly letting people out of the mall while they clear each store and view video surveillance.
Troy Schafer, 17, said he heard yelling coming from the Milestones restaurant in the mall.
“There was a few bangs and then I looked over and there was someone laying on the ground,” he said. “We came outside for a little bit and went back in and EMS was going to pick him up.”
Schafer said while no announcement was made over the intercom, police officers told shoppers to exit the premises.
Kendall Beleshko was not inside the mall at the time of the shooting, but was heading in at the time.
“I wasn’t completely paying attention, I was looking at my phone as most people do, and I suddenly heard all this screaming and saw several dozen people running out of the mall,” he said. “They were screaming and running to their cars and I panicked, and got into my vehicle as well.”
RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney said people should stay away from the mall until further updates become available.
“It’s a huge mall, and it’s taking time for our teams to go through and safely search them to make sure it’s safe,” she said.
