News reports are emerging of a multiple shooting taking place inside the Monroeville Mall in Monroeville, Pa., Saturday night. Reporters are saying that “several” people have been shot.
MASSIVE POLICE PRESENCE at Monroeville Mall after several people were shot. #wpxi pic.twitter.com/Y9OftQ5ZJL
— Courtney Brennan (@CourtBrennanTV) February 8, 2015
Former NFL quarterback Terrelle Pryor says he saw at least two people shot.
https://twitter.com/TerrellePryor/status/564221478691172352
https://twitter.com/TerrellePryor/status/564223256966991872
https://twitter.com/TerrellePryor/status/564235209995218945
https://twitter.com/Tony2Bags9/status/564223305121816576
Shooting in Monroeville mall. My 3 kids and I are locked inside Dick's sporting goods, van on other side of mall. #whydidicomehere
— Top 10 Attorney Award Winner (@OwenSeman) February 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/hannahmuro/status/564222467590209537
Heard there's been a shooting in Macy's at Monroeville Mall. That place needs to be condemned. Hope everyone is ok.
— Josh Rowntree (@JRown32) February 8, 2015
Currently on lock down in monroeville mall, wtf just happened ?
— shorty? (@Shortty_ann) February 8, 2015
Shooting at Monroeville Mall while my sister is there.
Im going to die i swear to god im going to have a heart attack.
— Milque Man (@Toddafer) February 8, 2015
Estimates so far are that two or three people have been shot.
Monroeville (Allegheny) @ Monroeville Mall – reports of 2 – 3 people shot – PD AND EMS ON SCENE
— PGH Metro Fire Alert (@SWPAFireAlerts) February 8, 2015
BREAKING: Shooting at Monroeville Mall. 2 people down, EMS reporting possible 3rd victim @wtae
— Kelly Brennan (@kellybrennan412) February 8, 2015
Line of police vehicles outside lower Macy's entrance at #MonroevilleMall @WTAE pic.twitter.com/8VVhxZXPOF
— Bob Hazen WESH (@HazenWESH) February 8, 2015
Eyewitness says #MonroevilleMall shooter was near the polo section in Macy's. Says he fired towards group of ppl "huddled up." #WTAE
— Courtney Fischer (@CourtneyFischTV) February 8, 2015
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According to ABC News and other sources, the Monroeville Police Department reports three people were shot.
There has been a shooting at #Monroeville Mall. 3 shot, 2 critical. #Pittsburgh
— HereWeGo (@emme1911) February 8, 2015
#BREAKING 3 people shot at Monroeville Mall outside Pittsburgh- 2 critical. Same mall where brawl broke out in December
— Lisa Sylvester (@LisaSylvester) February 8, 2015
#UPDATE: Sources say 3 people shot, suspect still not in custody at #MonroevilleMall: http://t.co/wEsBnEDf7O
— KDKA (@KDKA) February 8, 2015
#UPDATE: Police source says #MonroevilleMall shooting was gang fight with multiple shooters: http://t.co/wEsBnEDf7O
— KDKA (@KDKA) February 8, 2015
KDKA reports that a gang fight is to blame:
Officials at Forbes Hospital … say they’ve received three shooting victims.
A police source also says that the gunfire was the result of a gang fight, and that there were multiple shooters.
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Another source inside the mall, who did not want to be identified, says a guard reported hearing “shots fired” near the Mister Rogers Neighborhood play area and that a person was found shot inside the Macy’s department store.
Twitchy will monitor the situation and update this post as details emerge.
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