After a shootout with police, a gunman who opened fire on a mall in Idaho killed two people and injured four others, including a cop.
Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee reported at a news conference that the shooting was reported at 1:50 on Monday. There was also a report that one person had been’shot and down’.
Officers arrived and saw someone who matched the description.
Lee stated that there was a brief exchange of gunfire which occurred shortly afterwards, resulting in the officer being injured and the suspect being taken into police custody. He said that investigators believe there was one shooter and that the public is safe.
Police gather evidence from a parking lot close to Dave and Busters, near the Boise Towne Square mall where a shooting took place Monday
Video taken by shoppers at the mall during the shooting shows people running away from exit doors while shots are fired and screams can also be heard.
Police said Monday evening in a press release that the suspect was in critical health at a hospital. The officer who was injured had been treated and released.
Authorities didn´t release any other information about the victims or the suspect, saying the investigation was ongoing.
Lee stated, “We cannot at the moment speak to any motivation behind this,”
The Boise Towne Square shopping mall is the city´s largest mall.
Lee stated, “I cannot stress enough the trauma this event is for both the community as a whole, as well for those who were witnesses or the families of those involved or themselves,”
After the shooting, many witnesses stood in the drizzle outside Macy’s, one of five large departmental shops at the mall. They waited to be interviewed by police and told they could leave.
A section of the mall parking lot was filled with police cars, ambulances, fire trucks and other agencies. The investigation was assisted by federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives officers.
A shooting at a mall in Idaho left two people dead and six others, including an officer, hurt on Monday
Eric Balderas is an employee of a department store at Boise Towne Square after falling while trying to evacuate the mall during the shooting. He now rests on a vehicle from the police.
People stand near the shooting location behind a car with cracked glass.
A quarter of a mile away officers closed a section of road near a busy intersection in order to investigate a second crime scene connected to the shooting incident. Officers at the second crime site declined to answer questions.
Cheri Gypin of Boise was walking for an hour in the mall with her friend. She claimed she heard several loud bangs and thought that something had fallen from the ceiling.
Then, about 60 people, including families with strollers, ran at them, some shouting that there was a shooter.
Gypin, 60, said, ‘My friend was trying processing it.’ ‘I just looked at her and said, `We´ve got to run.´ So we just ran and kept running until we got to the outer perimeter of the parking lot.’
They made their way back towards their car and were told by police to leave the parking lot.
Lee stated that hospital officials were working with investigators to notify family members of victims and survivors of the shooting.
Lauren McLean, Boise Mayor, asked members of both the media and the public to respect the privacy of the victims and their families as they deal with the trauma from the shooting. She thanked law enforcement officers, first responders, and all those who worked to keep the community secure.
McLean said that “Countless people found themselves into a position they never would or should have expected,” and praised shopkeepers and others who reacted quickly to help those in need. In a difficult and chaotic moment, you showed that you care and were willing to help and care for strangers.
Boise Towne Square shopping centre is where law enforcement officers collect evidence
Boise Towne Square Mall has more than 153 shops and is the city’s largest mall.
Police stated that no further information on the victims would be released at this point.
According to reports, the shooter opened fire both inside and outside the mall.
Boise Towne Square Mall, which has more than 153 shops, is the city’s largest mall. Police cars and ambulances were visible at the mall. Victims were taken outside for assistance.
Video taken by shoppers at the mall during the shooting shows people running away from exit doors while shots are fired and screams can also be heard.
The lanes connecting North and Southbound lanes on Milwaukee Street between Emerald Road and Franklin Road were closed.
Police refuted rumors that four gunmen were waiting to attack other areas of the city.
An Ada County Sheriff’s Office Officer walks away from the scene of a shooting where two people were killed, and six were injured.
As the mall was evacuated by police, people walk in the parking lot.
Social media posts show that people were locked in the mall while police dealt with the situation.
“My wife is locked in a Boise Mall shoproom. Multiple gunshots were heard. People were running everywhere,” tweeted @BoiseBetter
Boise Towne Square Mall, Idaho, was the scene of a shooting that left five people injured and two dead.
Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee stated that police were working to notify the families of victims before releasing their names.
“This is an ongoing investigation. Chief Lee stated that at the moment, we don’t see any motivation.
People trapped inside the mall during the shooting described ‘multiple gun shots’ and ‘people running everywhere.’
People who had been evacuated from the mall’s parking lot and left their cars there were allowed to enter the mall at 8 p.m.
Ryan Lee, Chief of Police at Boise, provided an update to the media on the shooting.
Lee said that police were working with the victims’ families to inform them before releasing their identities.
The investigation is being assisted by a county task force.
Police officers gather evidence at the scene of a shooting
Two people were killed in a shooting scene, and six others including a police officer were hurt.
After a shooting in Boise (Idaho), police closed down a street near a shopping center on Monday, October 25,
Boise police take evidence from an SUV that had a bullet hole through the driver’s window. This was after a shooting at Boise Towne Square.