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Running from the mall entrance into the center of the mall. i called for a manager, i called for mercedes and waited for her to come up. we heard two more pops and the mall security ran in and said you guys got to get out. we evacuated everyone that we could. checked up stairs and downstairs. >> how are you feeling after seeing all that? >> it was a bit of a shock, but i really -- i tried to keep my composure. yeah, all you have to do is think about what we need to do now. we you can't worry about anything else. we just got everyone out. there were customers downstairs. we picked them up and g...

Ooert. -- either. >> that's correct at the moment. it's a fluid situation. it's unclear even as i was arriving there was still many police cars moving into this area, taking up positions. it seems that the security perimeter around this area that has been put in place by mall security people is being pushed back further and further. at the moment the focus is still inside the mall, what is going on precisely is unclear at the moment. >> nic, i spoke to -- or really -- probably at the top of the 10:00 hour i spoke to a number of people who barricaded themselves into the stores where they were w...

Prevent anyone from exiting or going back in. this is a huge undertake here. you have uniformed police officers who are wearing their kevlar vests who will ultimately be pulled back once the emergency service and the s.w.a.t. guys get in to start doing their searches. the uniformed cops will fill in behind them to security frozen and cleared areas. >> and as we said we see the police cars spread out all throughout this parking lot and to your point they want to make sure if there is a vehicle that this shooter brought in, that they find that vehicle. >> most of the big malls now have license p...

Authorities say he had a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> originally from washington township, new jersey, now living in teaneck, new jersey. he's 20 years old. his body was discovered just about an hour ago with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head area. he himself went to the area where he did this. it was a difficult area of the mall, behind some construction. >> reporter: no one else was injured in the shooting. surveillance individuvideo show gunman aimed at security cameras. >> the visor on the mel mhelmet lifted up. he was a while male. he wasn't aiming at anything. he had the gun...

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 didn't tell us anything. >> from what you could see as you were running out could you see were there people still in stores? >> some of them locked themselves ins...