They apparently took out someone was trying to help out and defend people, who also was a member of the military. Now, it’s not clear what the facts are yet but definitely very tragic.
Via CBS:
SOUTH FULTON, Ala. — Authorities have arrested the suspect in a Thanksgiving shooting at Alabama mall where police killed a man they mistakenly thought was the shooter, U.S. Marshals confirm to CBS News. Erron Brown, 20, of Bessemer, Alabama, was arrested around 9:30 a.m. in the Atlanta area after a fugitive task force in Birmingham developed leads that he was with family in the area, according to U.S. Marshals.
Inspector Frank Lempka with the U.S. Marshals in Atlanta said Brown was arrested at a relative’s home in South Fulton, just outside of Atlanta. Lempka said Brown was taken to the Fulton County jail for an extradition hearing to be sent back to Alabama.
Police were responding to reports of a shooting Thanksgiving night at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, a suburb of 95,000 people south of Birmingham, when an officer fatally shot 21-year-old Emantic “EJ” Bradford Jr. Police initially blamed Bradford, who they said had a gun in his hand and was responsible for shooting two people at the mall. They later retracted that statement.