Orland Park police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:30 PM Monday January 21, 2019 to a report of an active shooter with at least one person shot at Orland Square Mall, 288 Orland Square Drive Orland Park, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that one person was down with a possible gunshot wound in the lower level in the mall floor near Sears.
+ + + + +
UPDATE: A 19 year-old male was killed and a second man was grazed by a bullet in the leg between 6:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Monday. Police believe the shooter and victim knew each other, and that the victim was the intended target. Police believe the victim with the superficial did not know the offender or the victim.
The shooter is described as a male/black 6’1″ wearing dark clothing and blue jeans.
+ + + + +
Orland Park Fire Department activated a MABAS EMS Box Alarm at the Orland Square Mall at 7:00 p.m.
Witnesses reported shots fired at the mall.
One person, reported to be a 19 year-old male, was initially transported with life-threatening injuries to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. A witness reported seeing CPR being performed on a victim.
WGN’s Tahman Bradley was inside the mall and heard multiple shots fired and saw people running inside the mall.
First video from inside Orland Square Mall as police respond to reported shooting. Witness tells me she saw paramedics performing CPR on 1 person. (h/t @tahmanbradley ) @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/nugVoOesvK
— Ben Bradley (@BenBradleyTV) January 22, 2019
Authorities seem interested in Express located on the second level pic.twitter.com/SS8epE8waM
— Tahman Bradley (@tahmanbradley) January 22, 2019
Authorities think the shooter is in Express, per scanner traffic pic.twitter.com/glbdrq6PSs
— Tahman Bradley (@tahmanbradley) January 22, 2019
The information in this article is an early report, and none of the information reported has been released or confirmed by police or fire authorities.
More Cardinal news Monday January 21, 2019 …
^^ MOBILE? USE VOICE MIC ^^
facebook …
GET ALERTS on Facebook.com/ArlingtonCardinal
GET ALERTS on Facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies
GET ALERTS on Facebook.com/ArlingtonHeightsCrime
Stay informed with news from PublicSafetyReporter.com’s Emergencies Behind the Scenes Facebook page — Facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies. Includes links to favorite public safety and emergency rescuers and product manufacturers and safety companies that have Facebook pages. Submit your pictures or just stay up-to-date on with fire, rescue, EMS and police photo galleries. Please add your public safety photo to the timeline, or send a message to the page.
Help fund The Cardinal Arlingtoncardinal.com/sponsor
20240105-1435future
Arlingtoncardinal.com/dashcam …