1 killed in Black Friday shooting at Arden Fair shopping center in Sacramento

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November 27, 2020Updated: November 27, 2020 10:02 p.m.

1of3Sacramento Police are working in the area where one person was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting at Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento, Calif. On Friday, November 27, 2020. The mall was evacuated in the middle of Black Friday , one of the busiest shopping days. Police later said the suspect had fled and there was no active threat to the mall. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP)Paul Kitagaki Jr./AP

2of3Police stand outside Arden Fair Mall after a shooting that left one person dead and another seriously injured Friday, November 27, 2020, in Sacramento, California. The mall was evacuated in the middle of Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days. Police later said the suspect had fled and there was no active threat to the mall. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP)Paul Kitagaki Jr./AP

At least one person has died after a Black Friday shooting at the Arden Fair shopping center in Sacramento.

The popular mall was evacuated around 6 p.m. after gunfire rang out.

“SPD agents are at the scene of a shooting that took place at Arden Fair Mall,” the Sacramento Police Department tweeted at 6:47 pm. “Two gunshot victims were located and the suspect fled the area. There is no active threat at this time. Police will remain in the area while the investigation continues.”

The Sacramento Fire Department told the KCRA that one person had died and another had fatal injuries. A KCRA reporter at the scene of the Black Friday coverage saw people running out of the mall shortly after 6 p.m.

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Police said this was not an incident with an active shooter, but provided no further details on the circumstances of the shooting. The mall is closed until further notice as police continue to investigate.

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