THREE people have been hospitalized after gunfire erupted outside a mall as police units swiftly responded to the scene.
The shooting occurred near the entrance of The Shops at Iverson Mall in Temple Hills, Maryland, on Friday afternoon.
The Prince George Police Department said the victims are adults, two females and one male.
Police say the male is currently in critical condition, while the two females suffered what appears to be non-life-threatening injuries.
Their names and ages were not immediately made available.
Officials assured that there is no active shooter warning in effect.
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Police are searching for one or more suspects who fled the scene.
Sources told 7News that two men were walking out of the mall entrance when they turned around and started shooting at a group of individuals behind them.
NORTH CAROLINA MALL SHOOTING
The incident at the Iverson Mall unfolded about an hour after three others were injured following another shooting at Eastridge Mall in Gastonia, North Carolina.
In that shooting, police said multiple shots were fired inside the mall’s food court area.
Three people were transported to local hospitals with gunshot wounds.
Their injuries were also described as non-life-threatening.
