Shoppers flee in terror as gunman opens fire at largest shopping centre in US

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READ MORE: Gunman kills 19 kids and 3 adults after storming Texas primary school in mass shootingThe suspect fled the scene on foot while officers are in the process of interviewing witnesses as a victim has not yet been found.A video of the shooting was taken showing the shooter entering a Nike store in the mall before firing at least three shots with the video racking up almost 250,000 views at this point in time.Further footage of the shooting shows people escaping the shop with people screaming "close it".According to Bloomington Police, a lockdown has been placed on the Mall of America at this current time and when lifted, the mall will be closed for the evening.Media availability for the incident will be held at 8:00 PM with media instructed to report to the Mall Of America level one East Guest Services as they will be directed to the staging area by staff.The mall was opened in 1992 and is the ninth largest shopping mall in the world and the largest in the western hemisphere.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.The official Twitter account for the Mall of America has tweeted: "Mall of America is now lifting the lockdown.

Guests on Level 2 are being asked to wait for an escort from Mall personnel. All other guests should now exit property. The North entrance is closed at this time.