DANBURY, Conn. (AP) _ A 15-year-old girl was shot and wounded Wednesday night
when someone opened fire at a Connecticut mall during a dispute between two
groups of young people, police said.
Officers responded to the Danbury Fair Mall shortly after 7 p.m. on reports of
shots fired and found the girl suffering from a gunshot wound to her upper
chest. Police said the teenager was conscious when she was taken to a hospital,
and was in stable condition Thursday.
Danbury Police Chief Patrick Ridenhour said in an update Thursday that the girl
was with one of the groups involved in the dispute, but it was not clear if she
was the intended target. He had earlier said it appeared she was an innocent
bystander.
Ridenhour said surveillance video shows the altercation just outside the
entrance to Macy's inside the mall and a person firing a gun one time. He
described the suspect as a boy who is possibly in his early teens and said
police expect to identify him soon. He urged the teen to turn himself in.
The mall was placed in a lockdown. Officers from several area police
departments responded and helped clear the building.
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