Brandon mall shooting: 1 found dead inside Dick's store fitting room, 2 detained
1 dead, 2 in custody after mall shooting
One person was found dead inside a fitting room after a shooting at Dick's House of Sport at the Brandon Exchange Mall, and now deputies say two others are detained. FOX 13's Aaron Mesmer reports.
BRANDON, Fla. - One person was found dead inside a fitting room after a shooting at Dick's House of Sport at the Brandon Exchange Mall, and now deputies say two others are detained.
Brandon Exchange law enforcement response
What we know:
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said more than 30 deputies responded to the mall in Brandon just after shots were fired just before 4:30 p.m. They said an employee called 911 moments after the shooting and said they found one person with a gunshot wound in a store fitting room.
Dick's store shooting: 1 dead, 2 detained at Brandon Exchange
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said one person was found dead inside a Dick's store fitting room at the Brandon Exchange. Two people are detained as deputies continue to investigate the shooting.
While the investigation is still in its beginning stages, investigators said surveillance footage inside the store showed three people walking into Dick's House of Sport, heading toward the fitting room. The video then showed only two people running out of the fitting room — right around the time deputies first received the 911 call — to the parking lot.
Once deputies got on scene, they said those two people were detained in the parking lot.
What they're saying:
HCSO released the following statement from Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister:
"There is absolutely no tolerance for violence in Hillsborough County, especially in places where families gather to shop and spend time together. Our deputies' training prepared them to respond immediately, secure the scene, detain those involved within minutes, and bring order to a dangerous situation."
HCSO investigation
What we don't know:
Deputies are still trying to piece together what led up to the shooting and said they are working through search warrants. The person who died, and the two people detained have not been identified. HCSO couldn't confirm how many people were inside the store when the shooting happened.
Officials did say the employees are now safe, and the mall was never shut down.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, who detailed the active scene and the preliminary investigation findings during a news conference.