CUTLER BAY, FLA. (WSVN) - A man has been taken to the hospital after being shot inside Southland Mall in Cutler Bay.
Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the mall at 20505 S. Dixie Highway just after 5 p.m. Thursday.
According to police, responding officers found an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
A preliminary investigation has revealed that the victim got into an altercation with three males inside the mall.
The situation then escalated when, police said, one of subjects brandished a firearm and shot the victim.
Fire officials said the victim was transported to Jackson South Medical Center with a leg injury.
The victim has been listed in stable condition, police said.
According to investigators, the three subjects ran through one of the mall’s anchor stores and fled the scene on foot.
A mall spokesperson said the mall remains open for business, but sections of the Sears wing of the mall had to be closed.
No arrests have been made in the incident.
7Skyforce HD captured several police cars in front of the main entrance.
The shooting remains under investigation.
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