Black Friday shooting injures three at California Mall

A 16-year-old girl was among three people injured after a man opened fire at a shopping center on Black Friday. Shoppers reported ’complete chaos’ in the Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall in San Jose, California last night.

The teenager along with a man and woman were taken to the hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.

Local authorities described the incident as ’isolated’, the Sun reported.

Sergeant Jorge Garibay said: ’This was not targeted at unsuspecting shoppers.’

’Something occurred between two individuals that prompted the shooting.’

Shopper Daniel Chen described the manic scenes as the suspect opened fire.

’I was terrified. We were freaking out. Everyone was just screaming’, he said.

’It was complete chaos — it was crazy. I was making sure that the three of us were together and that we weren’t leaving each other behind.’

The center was evacuated around an hour after the incident, which reportedly occurred at around 5 pm.

Shawn Kulasingham described hearing a loud pop before the building shook as people rushed to the exits in a ’stampede’.

He said he and his father and sister sheltered in between clothes racks at Abercrombie and Fitch.

’The fear was palpable’, he said.

San Jose mayor Matt Mahan said: ’This is not the news I wanted to share with you this holiday weekend.

’My prayers are with these victims and I know our officers are doing everything they can to find the person responsible and hold them accountable.’