Aventura mall shooting live updates: Shooter at large in Miami as 3 injured and 'several arrested' following gun fight

A GUNMAN is reportedly still on the loose after an altercation between two groups of people turned violent at a busy shopping mall today.

Police say an argument between two groups of people got physical outside the Boss store in Miami's Aventura mall, near Nordstrom, and one group showed a gun.

One man from the other group pulled another gun and fired multiple shots, according to witnesses and police.

Miami Dade PD also confirmed that three people have suffered "non life threatening injuries".

They also tweeted that they have "several suspects involved in custody and being question by Detectives".

But the shooter themselves fled west from the mall at 19501 Biscayne Blvd.

Video posted on Twitter shows people running out of the Aventura Mall shortly before 4pm local time this afternoon.

The online footage shows people panicking and running to their cars, while checking to see if family and friend were with them as they fled.

And another video showed a man rocking back and forth and bleeding from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to his hand, with blood on the ground around him.

Fire rescue workers staged outside the mall are waiting for officers to deem it safe to enter.

Read our Aventura Mall live blog below for the very latest news and updates as the situation in Miami unfolds…

  • Joseph Gamp

    WITNESS ACCOUNT FROM SHOPPER LOCKED IN ARMANI EXCHANGE STORE

    Luke Lockart, 22, said he was in Armani Exchange checking out when he heard screaming and things falling over because people were running into the store and knocking over mannequins.

    They were trying to hide anywhere they could because no one knew what was going on, said Lockart, who works in real estate.

    The staff at the store eventually locked the doors and asked people to go into a back room, he said.

    Police and first responders were running through the hallway outside within minutes.

  • Joseph Gamp

    WHAT HAPPENED ON THE DAY BARRY MORPHEW'S WIFE WENT MISSING?

    Husband Barry had allegedly been in Denver, 140 miles away, and stayed in a hotel there the night before as he prepared for a landscaping job.

    At around 5.46pm that day, Mother’s Day, the Chaffee County Communications Center received a report of a missing woman in the area on County Road 225 and West Highway 50. A search immediately began, with drones and scent-tracking dogs used to try to track the former teacher down. 

    Barry initially claimed that Suzanne could have been the victim of an animal attack although dogs were not able to find a scent. Suzanne’s bike was found at the end of a nearby hill with little damage. 

    On May 12, two days after Suzanne’s disappearance, the manager of Poncha Marker, a nearby store, said that Barry Morphew knocked on the window and handed her a note. 

    The brief and bizarre message, scribbled on a scrap of paper in black felt-tip pen, contained what he said was a description of Suzanne and asked the manager to keep an eye out for her. The scrawl read: "Baby blue bike helmet. Bikers clothing."

  • Joseph Gamp

    ONE SUSPECT STILL AT LARGE SAY POLICE

    Aventura Police Major Michael Bentolila told reporters the shooter, a Black man in an all-black Adidas outfit, ran away from the scene, heading west.

    Multiple agencies are searching for him. Detectives were questioning three suspects who were taken into custody.

    “We do not have anyone on the property we consider a threat,” Bentolila said.

  • Joseph Gamp

    MORE DETAILS EMERGE

    Police say an argument between two groups of people got physical outside the Boss store in the mall, near Nordstrom, and one group showed a gun.

    One man from the other group pulled another gun and fired multiple shots, according to witnesses and police.

  • Joseph Gamp

    IN PICTURES: COPS ON THE SCENE AS PEOPLE EVACUATED FROM AREA

    Shoppers walk towards a garage after leaving the Aventura MallCredit: PA
    Shoppers look from a restaurant as police officers enter the Aventura MallCredit: AP
    Shoppers who were hiding in stores exit the Aventura MallCredit: AP
  • Joseph Gamp

    OFFICIALS TREATING OTHER PEOPLE AT MALL

    Officials said they are treating other people at the scene, but their conditions remain unclear.

    The Aventura Police are still handling the situation and closed down the mall until further notice, according to NBC.

  • Joseph Gamp

    THREE PEOPLE SHOT, ONE OF TWO SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY SO FAR – REPORT

    A law-enforcement source said the initial information was that three people had been shot, with two suspects and one in custody. So far, there have been no reports of any fatalities. The shooting had taken place inside a Nordstrom store.

    Law enforcement sources say it wasn’t an active shooter situation but an altercation between two people.

    One Twitter video shows a man with a bandaged hand rocking back and forth as a security or police officer attends to him with a first aid kit.

  • Joseph Gamp

    REPORTS SAY SHOOTING TOOK PLACE INSIDE NORDSTROM STORE

    Several reports state the shooting had taken place inside a Nordstrom store.

    The Miami Herald states that the incident unfolded after an altercation between two people.

  • Joseph Gamp

    WITNESS TELLS OF HOW HE HEARD GUNSHOTS WHILE SHOPPING IN MACY'S

    Roberto Ferrera, a 47-year-old house painter, was inside Macy’s doing what many were doing Saturday afternoon — looking for Mother’s Day presents.

    He joined the mad dash for the exit after he heard the gunshots, which seemed to him like they were in a different part of the mall.

  • Joseph Gamp

    MALL MANAGER SAYS COPS STILL SWEEPING AREA WITH SNIFFER DOG

    Aventura City Manager Ron Wasson told the Miami Herald that authorities were investigating and sweeping the area with an evidence recovery animal in case someone dropped a firearm.

    “They just want to make sure if someone might have dumped a weapon, we don’t miss it,” he said.

  • Joseph Gamp

    THREE PEOPLE HOSPITALISED AFTER REPORTS OF SHOOTING

    Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials say three people have been taken to the hospital Saturday amid reports of a shooting at Aventura Mall.

  • Joseph Gamp

    SOME SHOPPERS STILL LOCKED IN STORES

    A video circulating on Twitter showed what looks like someone on the ground but it’s not clear if this person was hurt or hiding from the shooter.

    A Fox-affiliate TV Channel WSVN reported that shoppers are standing inside the store as one witness Tweeted “Literally locked in a store at Aventura Mall because there is an active shooter.”

    Police are still investigating the incident.

  • Joseph Gamp

    ALTERCATION BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE, NOT ACTIVE SHOOTING POLICE SAY

    The Miami Herald reports that law enforcement sources say it wasn’t an active shooter situation.

    They stress the incident is a falloout from an altercation between two people.

    One Twitter video shows a man with a bandaged hand rocking back and forth as a security or police officer attends to him with a first aid kit.

  • Joseph Gamp

    POLICE CONFIRM THREE PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL WITH 'NON LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES'

    Aventura Police have finally confirmed three people have been shot with non life threatening injuries.

    "We have several suspects involved in custody and being question by Detectives.

    "We have 3 victims who have sustained NON- life threatening injuries and out being treated at local hospitals.

  • Joseph Gamp

    POLICE TWEET SAYS COPS 'HANDLING AN INCIDENT' – BUT NO FURTHER DETAILS GIVEN

    In a tweet, Aventura Police said, “AventuraPolice is handling an incident at the mall.

    "All patrons and employees are being escorted off of the property. Access to the mall will not be allowed until further notice.”

  • Joseph Gamp

    FIVE PEOPLE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL- REPORTS

    Five people have been taken to the hospital following the incident.

    According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, five people have been transported to an area hospital.

    One of the patients is a trauma alert, according to WSVN.

    Aventura Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene just after 3:30pm local time on Saturday.

  • Joseph Gamp

    WATCH: 'ACTIVE SHOOTER’ REPORTED AT AVENTURA MALL IN FLORIDA AS TERRIFIED CUSTOMERS SEEN HIDING INSIDE LOCKED DOWN STORES

    ‘Active shooter’ reported at Aventura Mall in Florida as terrified customers seen hiding inside locked down stores

  • Joseph Gamp

    REPORTS SAY SHOOTING TOOK PLACE INSIDE NORDSTROM STORE

    Several reports state the shooting had taken place inside a Nordstrom store.

    The Miami Herald states that the incident unfolded after an altercation between two people.

  • Joseph Gamp

    AVENTURA MALL SHOOTING: NO FATALITIES RECORDED

    So far, there have been no reports of any fatalities.

    Police are still to give an official statement on the incident and it remains unclear if cops are still hunting a suspect.

  • Joseph Gamp

    IN PICTURES: TERRIFIED CUSTOMERS FLEE THE SCENE

    One of two suspects are still at largeCredit: Twitter
    People are seen fleeing from the Aventura mall in Miami on Saturday afternoonCredit: Twitter
  • Joseph Gamp

    THREE PEOPLE HOSPITALISED AFTER REPORTS OF SHOOTING

    Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials say three people have been taken to the hospital Saturday amid reports of a shooting at Aventura Mall.

  • Joseph Gamp

    SOME SHOPPERS STILL LOCKED IN STORES

    A video circulating on Twitter showed what looks like someone on the ground but it's not clear if this person was hurt or hiding from the shooter.

    A Fox-affiliate TV Channel WSVN reported that shoppers are standing inside the store as one witness Tweeted "Literally locked in a store at Aventura Mall because there is an active shooter.”

    Police are still investigating the incident.

  • Joseph Gamp

    ALTERCATION BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE, NOT ACTIVE SHOOTING POLICE SAY

    The Miami Herald reports that law enforcement sources say it wasn’t an active shooter situation.

    They stress the incident is a falloout from an altercation between two people.

    One Twitter video shows a man with a bandaged hand rocking back and forth as a security or police officer attends to him with a first aid kit.

  • Joseph Gamp

    THREE PEOPLE SHOT, ONE OF TWO SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY SO FAR – REPORT

    A law-enforcement source said the initial information was that three people had been shot, with two suspects and one in custody. So far, there have been no reports of any fatalities. The shooting had taken place inside a Nordstrom store.

    Law enforcement sources say it wasn’t an active shooter situation but an altercation between two people.

    One Twitter video shows a man with a bandaged hand rocking back and forth as a security or police officer attends to him with a first aid kit.

  • Joseph Gamp

    FOOTAGE SHOWS ARMED POLICE INSIDE MALL AS HUNT FOR SUSPECT CONTINUES

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