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Police search for suspect in Wisconsin mall shooting

by Jaimee Heimer on November 24, 2020 in Mall

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — Police said Saturday that they’re still searching for a man suspected in a shooting at a Wisconsin mall that injured eight people.

“Investigators are working tirelessly to identify and apprehend the suspect from yesterday’s shooting at Mayfair Mall,” the Wauwatosa Police Department said in a tweet Saturday. Police also asked anyone who witnessed the shooting Friday to contact them.

Chief Barry Weber gave no motive for the attack at the Mayfair Mall during a briefing Friday evening. He said the shooter had left the scene before officers arrived, and that extent of the victims’ injuries was

Mayfair Mall shooting: 15-year-old boy arrested in Wisconsin mall shooting that left 8 injured

by Jaimee Heimer on November 23, 2020 in Mall

At a news conference Sunday afternoon, Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber said the shooting at Mayfair Mall was “not random but an altercation between two groups.”

Weber gave no further information on the suspect, saying the investigation into the incident was ongoing and that the weapon was recovered at the scene.

Several other arrests have been made, police said.

Of those injured in the shooting, four were innocent bystanders who received non-life threatening injuries and police said most victims were now recovering at home.

Police and FBI agents investigate the shooting at Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, on Friday.

The shooter was no longer at Mayfair Mall when Wauwatosa police officers arrived, Weber said Friday.

Mayor: Wisconsin mall shooting injuries not life-threatening

by Jaimee Heimer on November 22, 2020 in Mall

Associated Press

Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 | 2:38 p.m.

WAUWATOSA, Wis. — A Wisconsin mayor says multiple people were shot at mall Friday but none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening.

Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride said in a statement that a suspect remains at large after the shooting at Mayfair Mall.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below:

Officers were responding Friday to “a very active situation” at a suburban Milwaukee mall, according to a police dispatcher, and local media reported several people could be seen being taken away from the building on stretchers.

The

Local, state, federal officials react to Mayfair Mall shooting

by Jaimee Heimer on November 22, 2020 in Mall

Elected leaders at the local, state and federal levels are reacting to the shooting at Mayfair Mall from Friday afternoon.

Governor Evers:

We are also thinking about all the customers and workers affected by this act of violence and are grateful for the first responders who helped get people to safety. As we learn more, we offer our support for the entire Wauwatosa community as they grapple with this tragedy.

— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) November 21, 2020

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin:

The tragic violence at Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa today is horrifying. My heart breaks for the victims and

Several wounded in Mayfair Mall shooting in Wisconsin

by Jaimee Heimer on November 22, 2020 in Mall

Eight people were shot during a fight inside a Macy’s at a shopping mall outside Milwaukee on Friday afternoon — and the suspect remains at large, authorities said Friday night.

The gunman opened fire at the northwest entrance of the Macy’s at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wis. around 2:30 p.m., and when cops arrived, the suspect had fled the scene, Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber said during a press conference.

Weber said the victims’ conditions are unknown but that they are being treated at a local hospital. He added the cops are seeking a white man in his 20s