2 dead, 1 injured after shooting breaks out in Dearborn, Michigan, mall
Two people are dead and at least one more is injured after a shooting broke out between two parties at Fairlane Town Center mall in Dearborn, Michigan, on Friday, police said.
"It appears this was not a random act of violence. this was between two parties that knew each other here at the mall. A fight began that escalated in gunfire," Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin told reporters Friday.
Police responded to a report of a shooting just before 1:30 p.m. local time to find three gunshot victims, according to police.
Two of those shot have now died -- one at the mall and the other at a hospital, Shahin said.
"The loss of life is tragic," Shahin said.
A number of people are being interviewed by police at the station, Shahin said.
"These kinds of acts of violence are completely unacceptable," the police chief added.
Those involved in the incident are "no older than my kids at home," and are in their late teens to early 20s, Shahin told reporters.
The weapons used were handguns and it appears they were brought into the mall, according to police.
Police do not yet know what the motive for the shooting is, the chief said. No one is in custody at the moment.
"This is an active and ongoing investigation. We are asking residents and visitors to avoid the area while officers secure the scene and investigators conduct their work," the Dearborn Police Department said in a statement earlier Friday.
