What Happened At Eden Prairie Mall Today?
At present all stores at Eden Prairie Center were put on lockdown on the night of Monday, 22nd August 2022 after a man lethally shot himself. This incident happened at Scheels. After the incident was reported, the police instantly appeared at the crime scene where a police officer from Eden Prairie on scene informed the journalists that 1 shot was fired has happened in the store Scheels and a man was discovered unresponsive. The incident occurred just prior to 07:30 PM. Matt Sackett the Police chief of Eden Prairie asserted the man passed away from a self-inflicted gunshot injury and stated this was “an isolated incident”. After the incident, the lockdown was placed as of 09:20 PM, but Scheels remains closed as cops are investigating the matter and cops gathered proof.
Eden Prairie Mall Shooting Incident Explained
Helicopter 5 captured shoppers rushing out of the mall as they were asked to leave the mall immediately. From the scene, a man who asked to not share his name informed the media outlet that he was inside Scheels when a worker shouted, “Gun!”. He further stated that “I heard the sound of pop but it did not sound loud sufficient to be a weapon, I did not know what it was, but seemingly it was shot of a gun”. After that everyone started coming out of the store. Cops who are investigating the matter state that there is no instant danger to the public but still for safety the lockdown was placed. The police of Eden Prairie stated that they responded to the mall around 07:25 PM for reports of bullet fire. At the crime scene, they stated they discovered 1 man dead. Cops stated that there is an active and large probe into the lethal shooting but, at this point, it comes up that the man passed away from a self-inflicted gunshot injury. Stay tuned with us for more updates.
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