Shooting reported in a Chicago shopping center with four people injured and two arrested

Oak Brook Police Chief James Kruger reported that one of the shooting suspects is an unidentified 30-year-old man who was shot three to four times. being operated on Thursday night.

“We believe that two individuals who knew each other fired at each other, and potentially three would have been hit by gunfire, either directly or by ricochet,” Kruger said.

Among those injured in the shooting were two women in their 40s and one in their 20s, who was shot. Another woman in her 20s broke her ankle while fleeing the shooting, Kruger reported.

According to what CBS2 reported, Oak Brook Police said they needed the help of more than 30 community law enforcement agencies to control the tensions that arose in the shopping center after the shooting.

For his part, Michael Conroy, a citizen who was leaving a Hollister store when the shooting occurred, related to CBS2 what he experienced during the disconcerting moments.

“I heard a pop that made my head spin, and then several pops,” he noted. “I saw these sparks that were very bright. I assumed it was a joke. “

Hoxhi Mulla, a buyer who was passing near the shooting, He indicated that a woman ran into the store where he was and alerted other shoppers who were inside about what was happening.

“She runs in and says, ‘Guys, there’s a shooter.’ We all panicked, ”Mulla reported from outside the mall.