One in custody following shooting at Northtown Mall

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Police arrested one following shooting at Blaine shopping mall Photo credit Getty Images

Scary moments at Northtown Mall in Blaine on Sunday afternoon. Several departments responded to a report of shots fired there around 3:30 p.m.

After reviewing surveillance video, police determined that the gunfire erupted outside one of the stores after a group of people got into some sort of altercation.

One person, who authorities say was in possession of a gun, was arrested.

That one suspect remains in the Anoka County jail after being booked on suspicion of unlawful possession of a firearm.

The mall was cleared shortly after 5:00 p.m. by officers from the Minnesota State Patrol and several nearby departments.

The investigation is ongoing.

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