Images from Washington Square Mall on Wednesday night, Oct. 28, 2015 after a shooting injured three.(Photo: Matt Kryger / The Star)
INDIANAPOLIS<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Patricia Reason hadn't been in Target five minutes
when she heard gunfire.
She was in the back of the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>retail store, in the clothing section picking out a shirt, when she heard several shots coming from somewhere near the entrance.
"I knew immediately what it was," said Reason, 57.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"Someone started screaming, 'Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god.' Then it was just deafeningly quiet."
The Target, which is connected to Washington Square Mall, was where police said they located two<span style="color: Red;">*</span>gunshot<span style="color: Red;">*</span>victims who'd been bystanders to a shooting that happened at the southwest entrance of the mall.
In total, police said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>three people were shot and injured Wednesday night at the mall when a suspect opened fire on a man he knew.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department<span style="color: Red;">*</span>officers responded to the mall around 6:30 p.m. on reports of shots fired in the mall.
"I hid in the fitting room," said Reason. "I called 911 right away as soon as I got in the fitting room."
Police believe a man<span style="color: Red;">*</span>entered the mall, approached another man he knew and then shot him, said IMPD<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Deputy Chief of Operations<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Brian Mahone.
"This is not a random act," said Mahone. "It looks like the suspect and the victim knew each other."
Two of the victims were male; one was female. One remained<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in serious condition about two hours after the shooting, and a suspect, police said, was not in custody.
"This (shooting) could've been anywhere these two individuals would've run into each other," said Mahone.
Other details about the incident, including how many shots were fired and a suspect description,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>remained scarce.
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