Police said the incident began as a fight between two groups inside the mall that may have known each other.
Police said the incident began as a fight between two groups inside the mall that may have known each other.
TE DARTED JUST AFTER 4:30.WITNESSES TELL US THEY HEARDABOUT SIX SHOTS FIRED.THAT IS WHEN THEY STARTED TOFLEE THE AREA.THIS WAS NOT AN ACTIVE SHOOTERSITUATION.THIS WAS A TARGETED SHOOTING.THESE TWO MALE SUSPECTSREPORTEDLY SHOT THIS WOMAN.IT DID BRING OUT A HUGEFOLLOWING OF PEOPLE THINKING ITWAS A ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION.WE TALKED WITH A WITNESS WHO WASJUST ABOVE WHERE THE SHOOTINGTOOK PLACE.WE HEARD SIX GUNSHOTS, ONEAFTER ANOTHER.I DID NOT SEE ANY SHOOTER ORANYTHING LIKE THAT.IT BECAME CHAOS.I WENT UP TO THE LOCAL GASSTATION.I AM TRYING TO GET BACK TO MYCAR.TED: 2.5 HOURS AFTER THIS, THESITUATION IS STARTING TO CALMDOWN.THE SEARCH THAT TOOK PLACEINSIDE, THEY HAD TO GO STORE TOSTORE WITH AGENTS LOOKING TO SEEIF ANYBODY WAS LEFT BEHIND.THOSE TWO SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTEDNOT TOO FAR FROM THIS LOCATION.THE WOMAN WHO WAS SHOT WASLOCATED -- TRANSPORTED TO ALOCAL HOSPITAL.THIS PARKING LOT WAS JAMMED WITHSHOPPERS.THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE FLED THEAREA.FOR PEOPLE WHO WAS WORKINGINSIDE, IT WAS A LOCKDOWN.THOSE PEOPLE EDGES BEINGRELEASED.
Braintree Mayor Charles Kokoros said he is committed to making sure shoppers feel safe.
Video showed the moments leading up to a shooting inside South Shore Plaza that left a 15-year-old girl hurt.