Shots were fired Thursday at the Mall of America, Bloomington in Minnesota, authorities confirmed. Police further added that they were still searching for a suspect after securing the scene.

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Bloomington police, who are investigating the ‘isolated incident’, said that the suspect fled the mall, and there are no reported injuries.

“We have secured the scene at the Mall of America and can confirm that shots were fired. This is an isolated incident. The suspect fled the MOA on foot and officers are in the process of interviewing witnesses. At this time we have not located a victim,” they said in a Twitter thread.

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“We are currently working an active incident inside Mall of America on the northwest side. Numerous officers are on scene. We will update when we have more information,” they added. 

The police confirmed that the mall is ‘in the prcess of lifting the lockdown’ but will be closed for the evening. 

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Video posted to social media showed what appeared to be a man shouting as he walked near the complex’s Nike store, with at least three apparent gunshots.

“We were about to go into the Nike store, and we heard a lot of commotion, and then we just look over and just heard pop pop pop! You duck .. and then you run, but while you run you look back to make sure your family is OK. That’s what I did because I was with my family, I had to make sure they were good, and then we just ran to the closest exit,” a mall guest told WCCO’s Adam Duxter. 

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The mall, which opened in 1992, is the largest in the U.S. and is a tourist destination and community gathering spot.

Video posted online showed shoppers fleeing from the amusement park on the giant mall’s ground level, holding their children’s hands and clutching their bags. Still other video showed a pair of police officers, including one with a rifle, moving through the mall, and people walking quickly away from the mall’s large interior atrium area.

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Trent Turner, a salesman at a DSW shoe store one level below the Nike store, said he was near the back when he heard shots. “Then I saw everyone stampeding toward the back,” he said.

The Mall of America bans guns on its premises, according to its website. The mall does not have metal detectors and shoppers are not searched upon entry. It was the scene of a shooting on New Year’s Eve, when two people were wounded during an apparent altercation.