Shooting at Southcenter Mall
Tue, 02/03/2015
hooting at Southcenter Mall One man injured in hand, four subjects arrested and then shortly released. At 5:02 p.m. on Jan. 26 a fight inside the Westfield Southcenter Mall in Tukwila ended with a single gunshot being fired. The incident occurred at the north entrance of the mall between the Kid’s Foot Locker and Southcenter Shoe Repair. According to the Tukwila Police Department the incident began near or possibly inside the Apple Store in Southcenter when a group of young men began arguing and then fighting. This brawl escalated to a gun being drawn and a single shot being fired inside the mall. One man received superficial wounds to his hand from the gunshot and was treated at the scene for his injuries. When officers arrived they detained four men for questioning, including the one with the injured hand, and retrieved the handgun that was used during the incident after sweeping the parking lot. The four men who were detained were released hours later after questioning. According to Commander Eric Drever, the subjects told officers that there was another group of men involved who they did not know and who had gotten away. Though there is no evidence to the contrary it is believed that the four subjects are in actuality also the suspects in this case. The manager at the Apple Store declined to comment for this story but did indicate that the fight did not begin in the store but rather the common area directly outside of it. As of Saturday there are now officers with Tukwila P.D. standing guard at the entrance to the store. An answer of “no comment” was given when asked if their presence was related to the shooting.