Shots rang out at a suburban mall just north of Atlanta Saturday, police said.
The altercation began in the food court of the Cumberland Mall in Cobb County and left one person hurt, police sources told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The incident sent panicked shoppers fleeing through the mall, a video posted to Twitter shows. It unclear what sparked the dispute.
Cobb County Police confirmed shots were fired but said there was no active shooter.
“Yes, shots were fired. But not randomly. Hence, no ACTIVE SHOOTER. Updated information indicates involved parties know one another, therefore incident was isolated to them. Still gathering more info,” they said in a tweet.
“I am in Cumberland Mall and they have shut all the Stores. Everyone is running out of the mall and I am in the back of the employee store of Forever 21,” one terrified patron said on Twitter.