VANCOUVER, Wash. — One person is dead, and two are injured after a shooting at the Vancouver Mall on Thursday evening. Police are asking people to avoid the area during the investigation.
The Vancouver Fire Department told KGW that they have dispatched four to five units to the mall on a report of a shooting. Paramedics have transported two patients to a local hospital, but their conditions are not known at this time. One person was dead when they arrived.
The Vancouver Police Department initially posted on Twitter, also known as X, that they are responding to a "disturbance" and that more information will be available later. The department later confirmed that there had been a shooting and are still investigating.
KGW reached out to the security at the Vancouver Mall, but they declined to comment, deferring to management. KGW also reached out to the Vancouver Police Department but has not yet heard back.
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