Greenwood Mall

Three people are dead and two others injured after a shooter opened fire in the food court of a Greenwood, Indiana, shopping mall Sunday evening, ...

"This tragedy hits at the core of our community," Greenwood Mayor Mark Meyers said in a Facebook post. They are asking all witnesses to contact authorities and have requested that the public stay away from the mall at this time. The second injured victim was hospitalized and in stable condition as of Sunday evening, Ison said.

The attack unfolded at the Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Ind., on Sunday before an armed man fatally shot the assailant, city officials said.

Late Sunday, he said that investigators had not found an explosive device and that they had cleared the backpack. “It appears that a good Samaritan that was armed observed the shooting in progress and shot the shooter,” he said. Two additional people were hospitalized in the shooting, which began when a man with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition entered the mall’s food court and started firing, Chief Jim Ison of the Greenwood Police Department said. In a statement, Mr. Myers praised the man’s actions. “I am grateful for his quick action and heroism in this situation.” He asked the public to stay away from the area.

The victims shot were identified by police only as one male victim and four female victims. Author: WTHR.com staff. Published: 6:46 PM EDT July ...

Greenwood Chief of Police Jim Ison said Johnson County 911 took multiple calls reporting shots fired in the Greenwood Park Mall just after 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Ison said investigators were questioning the good Samaritan. “It appears that a good Samaritan, who was armed, observed the shooting in progress and shot the shooter,” Ison said. Ison said the shooter is also dead.

A shooting at a mall in Greenwood, Indiana, on Sunday evening has left at least four people dead, including the suspected gunman — who police say was shot ...

"The real hero of the day is the citizen that was lawfully carrying a firearm in that food court and was able to stop the shooter almost as soon as he began." Driving the news: Police received reports just after 6pm that a gunman had entered the food court and began shooting, Ison said at a news conference earlier in the evening. - Greenwood Police Chief JimIson saida news conference late Sunday that the girl was taken to a local hospital as a precaution and the other person who was shot was in a stable condition in hospital.

GREENWOOD, Ind. — Three people are dead and two more are injured after a shooting Sunday at the Greenwood Park Mall. The shooting suspect, who police ...

A lone man with a long gun killed three people before an armed bystander killed him in the Greenwood Park Mall food court Sunday evening, according to ...

IndyStar has reached out to the company for comment. U.S. Sen. Todd Young, an Indiana Republican, tweeted this response to the shooting: "Terrible news tonight in my home county. Roy and another man tried to keep everyone calm, but occasional footsteps on the other side of one of the connecting doors sent panic through the group. The FBI, ATF, Department of Homeland Security and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are assisting in the investigation. “You are seeing the best that public safety has to offer right now behind us," Chris Bailey, IMPD assistant chief, said at the scene. That hallway didn’t have an exterior exit, so they waited for police to come clear them, he said.

A 22-year-old man who was legally carrying a firearm at the mall shot and killed the gunman, police say.

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The Greenwood Police Department confirmed that around 6 p.m. Sunday a lone suspect entered the food court of the Greenwood Park Mall, located at 1251 U.S. ...

According to authorities, the suspect was fatally shot by an armed civilian.

"...We do know that someone we are calling the 'Good Samaritan' was able to shoot the assailant and stop further bloodshed," he said. One of those injured was a 12-year-old girl who suffered a minor injury to her back. Four people, including the shooter died, and two others were injured, Greenwood Police Chief James Ison said.