Police are investigating after a person was shot outside a target store in Cincinnati, local officials and witnesses say. The suspect fled the scene and no arrests were made immediately.
The incident began just before 1pm on Thursday when officers were called for an “active shooter” at the Target Store on Geier Drive in Oakley neighborhood. Several witnesses confirmed that they heard the guns.
Officers quickly arrived on the scene and found a victim who had been run over in a hospital in an unknown condition.
A large number of emergency services, including police officers with rifles and various ambulances, responded to the “active shooter” call. Officers searched the store and people were evacuated, but the suspect remains at large.
Official details about the circumstances of the incident were not immediately released, but some witnesses said they saw an argument involving several people around the time of the shooting.
“I came here, I was on my way to Planet Fitness, and when I got up, the guy ran across the street with a gun, and the next thing you know, I heard gunshots,” he said. Witness to Local 12.
The Cincinnati Police Department said the incident did not turn out to be an “active shooter” situation. “Please avoid the mall while our officers continue their investigation. We will have officers in the region directing the traffic,” a spokesman said.
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