SUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police responded to Sawgrass Mills Mall after, they said, a firework went off in the shopping center, triggering panic among shoppers, Sunday afternoon.
According to Sunrise Police, the firework was set off somewhere inside the shopping center, giving some people the impression that shots were fired.
In a tweet, officials said they received calls about a possible active shooter, but that was never the case.
Sunrise Police Department initially received calls regarding a possible active shooter at the Sawgrass Mills… https://t.co/abHAl6oJ3X
— Sunrise Police FL (@SunrisePoliceFL) December 31, 2017
Videos posted to social media captured shoppers running out of the mall.
The mall was reopened shortly after.
The false alarm comes a week after a similar incident at Aventura Mall and earlier this fall at Westland Mall.
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