Shooting at Connecticut mall leaves multiple injured, with shooter on the run: Police
Police in Waterbury, Connecticut, say a shooting at a mall on Tuesday afternoon has injured multiple people.
According to a Facebook post from the Waterbury Police Department, a shooting reported at the Brass Mill Center left multiple people injured.
'Multiple victims have been reported, and law enforcement is actively on scene,' police said. 'We urge the public to avoid the area to allow emergency personnel to respond effectively and ensure everyone's safety.'
According to reporting from local news station NBC Connecticut, five people were transported to area hospitals with gunshot wounds, but police would not tell the station the severity of their wounds.
Multiple media outlets reported that the shooter was still on the loose.
The Waterbury Police Department did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment on Tuesday.
Witness Javon Turner told CBS News that he heard the gunshots.
"A girl got shot. She was losing a lot of blood," he said. "It was crazy, and I tell everybody, 'Get out of here, let's go.' I tried to get everybody out of here in safety."
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