HOOVER,
Ala. (AP) -- A man was shot and killed by police after a fight at an
Alabama mall ahead of Black Friday shopping resulted in gunfire that
injured a teenager and a 12-year-old girl.
The shooting occurred late Thursday at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, a Birmingham suburb, a police statement said.
Lexi
Joiner told Al.com she was shopping with her mother when the gunfire
started. Joiner said she heard six or seven shots and was ordered, along
with some other shoppers, into a supply closet for cover.
"It was terrifying," Joiner said.
The
police statement said two Hoover officers in the mall confronted a
21-year-old man from Hueytown with a gun and one of the officers shot
and killed him. His name has not been released.
An 18-year-old man from Birmingham was taken to UAB Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. His name has not been released.
A
12-year-old girl was struck by gunfire and was taken to Children's
Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham. She was reported in stable condition.
Capt.
Greg Rector said at a news conference that investigators do not know
what sparked the original confrontation between the men.
The
officer who shot the gunman has been placed on administrative leave
while the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office investigates the shooting.
The officer's name has not been released. The officers were not hurt.
The mall reopened at 6 a.m. Friday, a Riverchase Galleria mall security officer said.
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