JOHNSON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating gunfire at a Kansas mall and asking the public to help identify two persons of interest in the case.
Just after 8:30p.m. Wednesday, police responded to a report of shots fired outside the Oak Park Mall, 1121 West 95th Street.
According to a media release, an unoccupied vehicle in the parking lot was struck by gunfire. Police released security camera images of persons of interest in the case.
The shooting prompted the mall to close. Some shoppers and employees were locked in stores. Police released them just after 9:30p.m.
The mall reopened on Thursday.
The gunfire comes two months after a scuffle led to shots being fired outside the mall’s food court entrance. One man is charged with attempted first-degree murder.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A suburban Kansas City shopping mall filled with after-Christmas bargain hunters had to shut as police investigated a report of gunfire in the parking lot.
Shoppers poured out of Oak Park Mall on Wednesday night upon hearing the shots, but some were forced to stay inside as police put stores on lockdown. Police in Overland Park, Kansas, found several shell casings outside but no blood.
We’d like to thank @OverlandPark_PD, @OlathePolice and @LenexaPolice for their quick response. We will work with Overland Park Police as they continue their investigation.
— Oak Park Mall (@OakParkMall) December 27, 2018
Police say an unoccupied vehicle in the parking lot was struck by gunfire. Police are seeking a suspect and any possible victims. The gunfire comes two months after a scuffle led to shots being fired outside the mall’s food court entrance. One man is charged with attempted first-degree murder.
Oak Park Mall will resume regular hours tomorrow, opening at 10am.https://t.co/nhV2apMP7w
— Oak Park Mall (@OakParkMall) December 27, 2018
The mall tweeted that it’s resuming regular hours Thursday.