2 people injured in shooting at Carolina Place Mall in Pineville

WTVD logo
Sunday, May 2, 2021

PINEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two people were shot inside Carolina Place Mall in the Charlotte area on Saturday, police said.

Pineville and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to the mall around 5 p.m. after the two began shooting at each other for an unknown reason.

MEDIC confirmed to WSOC at the scene one person was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The other went to the hospital in their own vehicle.

Witnesses told WSOC that chaos broke loose when they heard anywhere between three to eight shots fired. In a panic, shoppers either sheltered in place or ran out of the mall.

No arrests have been made at this point.

This is a developing story, stay with ABC11 for more details.