By: Kyle James | 12-27-2017 | News
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Breaking: Memphis Mall Shooting Leaves 3 Shot, 4 Detained

A shooting broke out at a Memphis Mall in Tennesse where Memphis Police Department says at least two people were shot. The shooting occurred at Wolfchase Galleria shopping mall Tuesday night.

At 7:10 p.m. a 911 call advised that shots were fired at 2760 N. Germantown Parkway near the Cheesecake Factory restaurant. A video was shared by @Breaking911 on Twitter showing a scuffle break out before people began running and shots are heard.

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Memphis Police Department says at least two were located and transported to St. Francis Bartlett hospital in non-critical condition. Responding officers detained four people as they begin their investigation.

After police arrived and began investigating the scene a handgun was found in the parking lot. A video shared by @ZachCFOX13 shows the police surrounding the weapon.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a> EXCLUSIVE VIDEO:<br>A gun was JUST found right next to me in the Wolfchase parking lot. A security guard saw it at the same time I did. Police now surrounding the pistol. <a href="https://twitter.com/FOX13Memphis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FOX13Memphis</a> <a href="https://t.co/7r23A0Abin">pic.twitter.com/7r23A0Abin</a></p>&mdash; Zach Crenshaw (@ZachCFOX13) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachCFOX13/status/945836971917799424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2017</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MALL CLOSED - Hundreds of people could be seen leaving Wolfchase Galleria after two people were shot there. Memphis Police have four people detained. <a href="https://twitter.com/LocalMemphis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LocalMemphis</a> <a href="https://t.co/BKDlS9kbO6">pic.twitter.com/BKDlS9kbO6</a></p>&mdash; Annette Peagler (@Local24Annette) <a href="https://twitter.com/Local24Annette/status/945841112069083136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2017</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UPDATE - THREE people were shot just outside of the Cheesecake Factory at Wolfchase Galleria around 7:15 tonight. All are expected to be okay. <a href="https://twitter.com/LocalMemphis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LocalMemphis</a> just got briefed by media. More to come. <a href="https://t.co/XBNMSTgvR1">pic.twitter.com/XBNMSTgvR1</a></p>&mdash; Annette Peagler (@Local24Annette) <a href="https://twitter.com/Local24Annette/status/945855990037139456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2017</a></blockquote>

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The mall has been closed and the shooting is under investigation.

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Source: http://breaking911.com/breaking-multiple-people-shot-memphis-tenn-shopping-mall-police-say/

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