One man was killed and a girl was wounded in a shooting Friday night at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago mall in Rosemont, police said.
The shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. inside the mall, 5220 Fashion Outlets Way, and was an “isolated incident,” Rosemont police said.
The man who was killed was in his 20s, police said; he died after being taken to a nearby hospital, Rosemont police told reporters outside the mall.
The other victim is a 15-year-old girl who was shot in the right wrist and is in stable condition, said Sgt. Joe Balogh of the Rosemont Public Safety Department.
There were reports of a third gunshot victim, Balogh said, but that has not been confirmed.
Balogh said possibly two offenders fled the mall after the shooting, which occurred near the food court.
“We want to urge the public and let them know this area is safe. This was an isolated incident, there was not an active shooter here,” Balogh said.
Police said late Friday night that they had “located” a person of interest in the shooting, and that the search of the mall had been completed.
Balogh said the mall will be closed for the immediate future as the investigation goes on. He couldn’t say when it would reopen to the public.
As he spoke, police in SWAT gear holding rifles canvassed outside the mall Friday night while others cleared inside the mall. Shoppers still in the mall had been moved to secure locations but were as of 10 p.m. were unable to leave as police continued to investigate, Balogh said.
