Saturday, December 15, 2012

Atleast 50 shots were fired at fashion island

Authorities in Orange County said shots
were fired at a mall in Newport Beach on
Saturday during the busy shopping season
before Christmas.
One man was in custody after the sound
of gunshots caused near-pandemonium,
according to shoppers. No one was
injured, authorities said.
Newport Beach police said the shots were
fired in a parking lot outside the Macy's at
Fashion Island mall at about 4:30 p.m.
They said one person was in custody
and confirmed the mall had been
placed on lockdown.
Aerial video showed a portion of the mall
parking lot taped off with yellow police
tape, and evidence markers were placed
throughout the area.
Several people at the Nordstrom and
other stores told NBC4 that they had
been on lockdown. Several said they
heard the gunshots.
More than 50 rounds were fired, a
Newport Beach Police Department
spokesman told the Los Angeles Times .
The newspaper also reported that a 42-
year-old male was arrested by officers on
bike patrol.
A YouTube user posted video from the
parking lot in which repeated shots can be
heard.
"I couldn't see who was shooting, but I
started to take video in the direction the
shots came from while standing behind
the car you see in the foreground," the
caption said. "My video catches the last
two clips he shot and I could finally see
him when he shot off the last clip."

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