HOUSTON, TX. (THECOUNT) — Houston police say someone set off firecrackers inside of the Memorial City Mall, causing shoppers to panic in fear of an active shooter situation, on Sunday.
The incident occurred before 4 p.m. local time and shortly later the Houston Police Department confirmed on Twitter that an active shooter was not located at the mall.
Twitter user Valeria claims he was present during the incident saying the suspect jumped on a table in the food court and yelled threats to mall goers within earshot.
“Wtf is wrong with this world me and my cousin were sitting down eating at memorial city mall in Houston and some guy gets up on the table and starts threatening everyone and we all had to run out… we rlly live in a fucked up world”
Officers were “continuing a diligent search of the area,” reports WTHR.
Geo quick facts: Houston is a large metropolis in Texas, extending to Galveston Bay. It’s closely linked with the Space Center Houston, the coastal visitor center at NASA’s astronaut training and flight control complex. The city’s relatively compact Downtown includes the Theater District, home to the renowned Houston Grand Opera, and the Historic District, with 19th-century architecture and upscale restaurants – wikipedia.
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