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A person was killed in a shooting at Oakwood Center shopping mall in Terrytown Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 24), the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
There is one victim, the JPSO said at about 4:30 p.m.
The shooting apparently took place outside the Footlocker shoe store at the mall, located at 197 Westbank Expressway.
Teams of JPSO officers armed with assault rifles were in the mall, evacuating shoppers and employees. Outside the Footlocker, an employee sat crying.
One family left the mall in tears. “They almost shot us,” a young boy said. One family member said the victim was shot in the face.
Updated Info:
A gunman opened fire on a shopper inside a Foot Locker at the Oakwood Mall, killing the victim in front of his family.
A Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesman said that the victim was at the register checking out when the gunman came up and fired at least three shots. A large Christmas Eve crowd started running for cover. The gunman ran out of the store.
Detectives believe an off-duty officer saw what happened and started to chase the shooter. He was able to call for back up, according to the JPSO. Officers arrived on scene. They caught the person they believe is the perpetrator.