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Auburn Hills Police: No active shooter at Great Lakes Crossing Mall

Published  April 8, 2023 7:22pm EDT
FOX 2 Detroit

Fight leads to active shooter scare at Great Lakes Crossing Mall, police say

Officers were inside the mall taking a theft report. At some point, a fight broke out, and officers intervened to stop the fight.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (FOX 2) - Multiple police agencies responded to Great Lakes Crossing Mall in Auburn Hills after reports of shots fired inside.

911 calls began to come in at around 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

According to Auburn Hills Deputy Chief Scott McGraw, officers were inside the mall taking a theft report. At some point, a fight broke out, and officers intervened to stop the fight.

While they were trying to stop the fight, someone from the crowd yelled, "shots fired." People began to panic and started running. 

Police say they tasered at least one person and handcuffed two others. They managed to escape from the officers.

Police say they are looking for witnesses who saw the people who yelled the words shots fired.