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Wednesday, Oct. 8 2008 @ 5:11PM
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A shooting occurred in a Knoxville, TN mall around 4:30 p.m. today. Two people were hit, at least one was killed. The Knoxville Police say one person has been taken into custody. The shooting occurred inside the Knoxville Center Mall, which was formerly known as the East Towne Mall. (At least it was when I worked in the Florsheim Shoe Shop there in the early 90s. ~ Ed.)
The shooting may have stemmed from a confrontation between the shooter and at least one employee inside Reno Menswear. Knox County commissioner Greg Lambert was among the witnesses.
Witnesses told local TV station WBIR that they heard at least 3 shots. A witness who spoke to the Knoxville News Sentinel said that there might have been as many as "10 to 15 gunshots." One person who left a comment on the article published by the station stated that they worked in the mall. Using the screen name k-rock23, the commenter wrote, "[My] manager said that it was a centralized shooting [...] people might have died east towne or not and second there were previous shots around 3:35 or so because i heard them but no one ran until the shots rang out around 4:30. It was a semi automatic so there were more than 3 shots."
Another comment on the same article (linked below -- be sure to read the comments there) was from screen name "Tygrasong," who wrote, "My husband and a friend were inside the mall when the guy came in. Thank God the guy at Game Stop warned them to get out. The shots rang out not long after they were outside. Neither of them are injured. He called me after he left to tell me what happened..."
WBIR reports that firefighters and police are on the scene, collecting evidence.
[Knoxville News Sentinel and WBIR.com.]
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