Dallas shooting: One person wounded as gunman opens fire at mall
One person has been wounded in a shooting at a mall in Dallas, Texas, police have said as a manhunt for the gunman continues.
Witnesses reported hearing between five and nine shots at the Galleria Dallas mall at Dallas Parkway.
In a tweet Dallas Police said: "One person was shot inside of the Galleria Mall.
"The suspect is currently at large at this time. DFR transported the complainant to Parkland Hospital, unknown condition. Officers are reviewing the video cameras and searching the mall for the suspect. Not an active shooter case."
One person was shot inside of the Galleria Mall. The suspect is currently at large at this time. DFR transported the complainant to Parkland Hospital, unknown condition. Officers are reviewing the video cameras and searching the mall for the suspect. Not an active shooter case.
— Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD)
One witness, Hannah DeClerk, told the Dallas Morning News that she was in a store on the second floor when she heard five or six shots outside the nearby branch of Nordstrom.
She told the paper the mall was crowded at the time and that she escaped through a back stairwell. She said she heard screaming and said people outside the complex were "devastated" by what had happened.
"It was one of the scariest things I've ever been in," she said. "You could smell the gunpowder."
Dallas police spokeswoman Melinda Gutierrez told CNN: "This is an active call. I can confirm that there is a shooting at the location."
