Stores at the Westfield Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus, New Jersey are on lockdown on Monday night after shots were fired in the area.
A police source told Pix11 that the shooting began near Nordstrom’s on the second level of the mall.
Preliminary reports indicate that at least eight shots have been fired, and that the gunman is wearing body armor.
Witnesses told NBC that the man was dressed in all black and carrying a rifle, and that he fired shots into the air as he approached Nordstrom.
Alex Breitbart, who is on the scene looking at the mall from a nearby parking lot, said via Twitter that there are over 50 police cars at the mall.
Bergen County SWAT teams have just arrived, he said at 10:03 p.m.
According to the mall’s website, it closed for the night at 9:30 p.m.
“The gunman is hiding in the mall… Pray that my friend will b ok,” Melnick said via Twitter.
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