A shooting at Brass Mill Center in Waterbury on Tuesday afternoon has left five people injured, the authorities said.
No fatalities were reported.
Police were called to the mall around 4:40 p.m. following a report of a disturbance. Officers found "several" people with gunshot wounds in the central area of the mall.
Victims were transported to local hospitals.
The shooter was not in custody as of 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, officials said.
Officials said there was no immediate threat to the public.
"We do not believe this was a random act of violence," said Fernando Spagnolo, the Waterbury police chief. "We believe this started as a conflict and it escalated."
Waterbury police say they're working with various law enforcement agencies; state police said they have units at the scene to assist Waterbury police.
An investigation was underway Tuesday evening as officials gathered video and digital evidence, while others searched the mall store by store.
Spagnolo said that mall staff and guests did "an incredible job" in keeping themselves safe and mitigated "what could have been a really bad incident."
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Spagnolo added: "These acts occur, unfortunately, it's the society we live in at times."
Gov. Ned Lamont said Tuesday night he was grateful to law enforcement, 鈥渨ho acted swiftly,鈥� and that 鈥渉earts break鈥� for the Waterbury community and those affected by the shooting.
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黑料吃瓜网's Eric Aasen and Jim Haddadin contributed to this report.
