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Into the passenger seat. the officer was then dragged as the car took off. >> the subject was able to get into the passenger door. the officers was struggling with the subject as he got into the car, and then the car started to move as the officer was partially inside the car. the officer was dragged quite some distance. he couldnt get out. >> well, another officer then fired some shots injuring the driver in the shoulder. the officer who was dragged was treated at the hospital and released. two...

Rick. >> reporter: that lone gunman has created chaos and sparked questions about mall security. well have much more on this story coming up right after this. his day of coaching begins with knee pain, when...

Injuries? >> no injuries have been reported. >> there was a report from the new jersey state police of a shooter shooting security cameras. can you confirm that? >> no. >> how many shots were fired? >> multiple shots were fired. >> and do your knowledge, i assume this mall has security personnel as well. >> yes, they do. a very large mall. >> would they be armed as well? >> no, they wouldnt be. >> so the mall security is not armed. do you have any idea how many law enforcement personnel are on t...

The last person we talked to said they had seen dozens of police officers from multiple jurisdictions and law enforcement agencies on the scene. have you seen that as well? have you seen a lot of police on the scene? >> well when we werent sure what was happening? i kind of came out of the back of the store to look and saw about 10 or 15 police officers scaling the sides of the stores across from us. so it looked like they were going toward the way the people had been running and the gunman had ...

>> all that happened was the mall security came inside and screamed everybody get out of the store. my main concern was getting the people out of the store. once he started shooting and the guy had the gun and was walking around the store it was time to go. >> describe what the shooter looked like. >> he was a tall guy with a biker helmet and leather jacket and mask. you couldnt see his face or who he was. it was a regular monday at the mall and all of a sudden i didnt believe it at first and th...

You realize you are getting to the crowd and everyone is running out. security are telling you shots fired. what was your reaction? what did you do? >> just started running towards the door. >> when you got outside what happened? >> then all the police started showing up. it was within seconds. the emergency lights going on. and we just -- they just ushered us around the mall. >> the mall security, did they tell you anything? >> they didnt tell us anything. >> from what you could see as you were...

The kenyan security force that says they need to be overhauled. >> under their noses. you know what though, if you think about a mall though, the way malls work, they work anything like they work here in the united states, such easy targets. mall security is not armed. there are no metal detectors in a mall. even if you have the cameras, you go in there with one gun you can take over the entire operation and thats it. all the guys that are in there, out the door. you now have control of the en...

Says that needs to be overhauled. when you think they were there for a month in plain sight. >> under their noses. you know what though, if you think about a mall though, if the malls work anything like they do in the united states, such easy targets. mall security, theyre not armed. there are no metal detectors in a mall. even if you have the cameras, did you in there with one gun. you can take over the entire operation and thats it. all the guys in there, out the door. you have control of th...

Here. thanks, reza. on the ground in tehran. terrorists kill dozens of people in an upscale mall in kenya. whats preventing a similar horror from happening in the united states? we are taking a closer look at mall security. [ male announcer ] campbells angus beef & dumplings. hearty cheeseburger. creamy thai style chicken with rice. mexican-style chicken tortilla. if you think campbells 26 new soups sound good, imagine how they taste. mm! mm! good! imagine how they taste. could save you fift...

Home. >> reporter: it may be more than 7,000 miles from kenya to the united states, but the mall massacre couldnt bring a tragedy any closer to home. this washington, d.c. resident was in the mall. >> i just waited in the stairwell for an hour and a half. there were two individuals with me that had superficial gunshot wounds. individuals in the stairwell with me. they were not with me. but there was about probably, i dont know, 60 of us. there were a few floors worth of people. >> reporter: the ...