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Hundreds of people sheltered in place at Great Mall in Milpitas Saturday as the Milpitas Police Department investigated a shooting.
Police responded to a reports of shots fired at around 5:16 p.m. and found a 22-year-old San Francisco resident suffering from non-life threatening wounds.
After hours of investigation, detectives from the Special Investigations Unit confirmed the 22-year-old male suffered self-inflicted wounds and was not involved in any type of violence.
In a statement, police said stores were asked to shelter in place while people were being safely evacuated out of the mall. Two people were transported to local hospitals due to unrelated medical emergencies.
Milpitas police release more details in Great Mall shooting
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Aerial photography view south of Milpitas. The picture includes Montague & 1st, San Jose, Great Mall, Pinewood Park, and the Nimitz freeway.Andrew Holt/Getty Images
Police investigating a shooting at the Great Mall in Milpitas Saturday night announced only the gunman was shot in the incident.
Milpitas police said the 22-year-old San Francisco man sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was not the victim of an act of violence. The man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. During the evacuations, two people had medical emergencies, which were not related to the incident, and were taken to a nearby hospital.
Milpitas has experienced a significant increase in auto burglaries so far this year, police said Monday. There have been 145 reported auto burglaries since Jan. 1, according to police, including 88 in January – the highest one-month total over the past year.
MILPITAS, Calif. (KGO) Milpitas police have given the all-clear and say teams have concluded searching the Great Mall after a reported shooting Saturday night.
At 9:36 p.m., officials said everyone who was sheltering in place has been escorted out safely and no one was injured in the shooting.
MPD is currently investigating a shooting at the Great Mall. Out of an abundance of caution we have asked all stores to shelter-in-place while officers continue assessing the situation. Please stay away from the area and we’ll provide additional updates shortly. Milpitas Police (@MilpitasPD) December 20, 2020
The incident was first recorded at 5:23 p.m. the Saturday before Christmas and police alerted shoppers and workers to shelter in place.