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Originally Posted by Patrick
I know many of you don't like us calling Crossroads Mall "Ganbanger Central," but today it proved that it was just that. I don't see Crossroads ever becoming anything more than breading grounds for gangs. Mall management has simply allowed it to come to that.
1 dead, 1 injured in mall shooting
By Mark Hutchinson
The Oklahoman
One person is dead and another injured after a shooting Saturday at Crossroads Mall in south Oklahoma City.
An Oklahoma County sheriff's deputy on-duty at the mall heard people fighting near JC Penney and saw a male shoot another male with a gun, said Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel.
The deputy fatally shot the gunman, Whetsel said.
The person who was initially shot was taken to a city hospital, Whetsel said. His condition is not known.
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Man, you even beat me, Patrick. I posted this in the current events forum, not knowing that you had already posted in the OKC Metro Talk forum. One note: I watched channel 9 news this evening, and watched them interview some witnesses. A few that they interviewed looked like gang bangers.
I actually heard the call over my police scanner when it happened..then I called Patrick and told him. Here is my post.
It seems that many people will not shop at Crossroads Mall because they feel it is gang infested, and that there is always some type of trouble there.
This evening, I was on my way to Academy Sports, listening to my police scanner, when all of a sudden a frantic voice came over the air, requesting some immediate assistance at Crossroads Mall. It was the voice of an off duty officer, reporting shots fired inside Crossroads Mall.
I sat in my truck, listening for any more information. Several officers and a Lt. immediately responded to the mall. Just about that time, the off duty officer reported that shots had been fired and that the shooting involved a sheriff's deputy. After that conversation, there was nothing more said on the air.
My son was at work at the mall when the shooting took place. He works at Chick-Fil-A, and did not even know that anything had happened. He was actually back behind the counter cooking the chicken. He said he looked up, and all of the cashiers and other employees ran for cover. Then he saw many people in the mall scurrying, trying to find a place to hide.
Here's the story. A deputy sheriff, working at the mall, decided to have dinnerl, and while he was eating, a patron approached him and informed him that there was a fight going on over by JC Penney. As he arrived, he witnessed a subject shooting another subject. The deputy pulled out his weapon and ordered the gunman to drop his gun. About the time he told him to drop the gun, the gunman turned around and made a motion, indicating that he was going to keep shooting. At that time, the deputy fired a round, striking the gunmen. The gunmen did die, and they took the other victim to the hospital.....not sure of their condition.
As of 9 PM., Sheriff Whetsel said that they were still trying to determine what happened and that they had a bunch of good witnesses.
Yep, makes me want to shop there.