This is a breaking news alert….shots have been fired inside Lakeline Mall in Austin, TX:
🚨 BREAKING: REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED AT LAKELINE MALL IN AUSTIN, TX
Authorities are responding to reports of gunfire inside Lakeline Mall, causing panic and an immediate evacuation of shoppers and staff.
Eyewitness:
“Gunshots were being fired in the mall.
Be careful.… pic.twitter.com/kt4Bb0g4BM
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 2, 2025
It’s only Day 2 into the new year, and unfortunately just as I warned it looks like all hell and chaos is being unleashed leading up to January 20th.
We’re only two days in, and we already have multiple terrorist attacks, car bomb explosions, multiple mass shootings and multiple airplane crashes.
DAY 2…
Shots fired at Lakeline Mall, in Austin Texas
• Police ask the public to stay clear of the area after responding to a shoot/stab incident
• no injuries known or suspects known as of this time https://t.co/2ho3U56Ejy pic.twitter.com/I94aVafJfl
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) January 2, 2025
Here’s what it looked like outside:
🚨BREAKING:
MALL SHOOTINGShots have been fired inside the Lakeline Mall in Austin, Texas.
Police are currently on the scene responding to the event taking place inside the mall.
No reports yet as to how many shots have been fired, or how many victims may be involved. pic.twitter.com/nl7ciz3XJp
— CB513 (@CryptoB513) January 2, 2025
Local authorities have shared the following:
Authorities are investigating a shooting incident 🔫 that occurred Thursday afternoon at Lakeline Mall in Cedar Park, Texas.
🔴 According to the Austin Police Department, a dispute between two groups in the food court escalated when a shot was fired. Both groups fled the scene,… pic.twitter.com/CQKorXFEat
— Frank Rodriguez (@InfoSavage1) January 3, 2025
Authorities are investigating a shooting incident 🔫 that occurred Thursday afternoon at Lakeline Mall in Cedar Park, Texas.
🔴 According to the Austin Police Department, a dispute between two groups in the food court escalated when a shot was fired. Both groups fled the scene, sparking panic and a mall lockdown 🚪.
✅ No injuries or arrests have been reported so far, but police have a description of a possible suspect. Chief Lisa Davis reassured the public:
“You do not fire a weapon in a mall with innocent people present. The suspect will be found.”⚠️ This is not an active shooter situation, but the mall remains under investigation. Families can reunite at the Savers thrift store near Pecan Park Boulevard and Lakeline Mall Drive.
📢 Authorities urge the public to avoid the area while the investigation continues. Stay tuned for updates. 📰🙏
Watch the presser here:
Authorities are investigating a shooting incident 🔫 that occurred Thursday afternoon at Lakeline Mall in Cedar Park, Texas.
🔴 According to the Austin Police Department, a dispute between two groups in the food court escalated when a shot was fired. Both groups fled the scene,… pic.twitter.com/CQKorXFEat
— Frank Rodriguez (@InfoSavage1) January 3, 2025
Local KXAN had the following details:
A fight between two groups led to a shot being fired inside Lakeline Mall at the food court Thursday afternoon, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said during a media briefing.
ADVERTISEMENTAs of Thursday at 5:30 p.m., Davis said no arrests have been made in the incident. The APD chief said officers remained inside the mall investigating, and all exits were open to evacuate people from the mall.
“Officers responded not knowing who else was inside the mall. The mall itself went into its own lockdown procedures,” Davis said. “No one was shot or harmed.”
APD first responded to the incident as a shoot/stab hot shot call, and around 4:20 p.m., police said the incident was an “isolated incident.”
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