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Miami-Dade Fire Department agents said three people were taken to the hospital Saturday amid reports of a shooting at Aventura Mall , in the city of Aventura in the county of Miami.
The authorities are responding to the luxury mall at 19501 Biscayne Boulevard.
According to the Adventure Police, the shooting was due to a discussion between two groups of people at the Hugo Boss store, around 4 pm on Saturday.
“We do not have an active shooter situation.”
Law enforcement says 3 people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries Saturday amid reports of a shooting at Aventura Mall in South Florida pic.twitter.com/yg445 XEWnt
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The argument turned physical and someone brandished a gun, leading to someone from the other group pulled out a gun and opened fire , the police said.
According to the authorities, the gunman escaped, he was not arrested, but they wanted to emphasize that it was not an active shooter situation.
Firefighters said that three people were taken to hospital , but did not give more details about the injuries.
# AventuraPolice is handling an incident at the mall. All patrons and employees are being escorted off of the property. Access to the mall will not be allowed until further notice. @ cityofaventura pic.twitter.com/lNG8Q8AK06
– Aventura Police (@aventurapolice) May 8, 2021
The videos posted on Twitter showed a crowd of customers leaving the mall, and some reported hearing gunshots.
shooting at aventura mall .. pic.twitter.com/Yhel1RVoXJ
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In this video, it looks like there are victims from the shooting at Aventura Mall. # GunSafetyNow pic.twitter.com/zPV94 E2vI5
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Police said the subject may have left the mall on foot and gave a very general description of a black man with a black Adidas tracksuit with black shoes.
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