Active Shooter at Oak Brook Mall; Mass Casualty Alert Activated

Four people shot, one person in custody after shooting Oakbrook Center Mall (Mike Lowe/WGN). YouTube Tips ⓘ

Police and firefighter/paramedics from Oak Brook responded about 5:50 p.m. Thursday, December 23, 2021 to a report of an active shooter at Oak Brook Mall.

UPDATE …

GO TO CARDINAL NEWS … 4 Shot, 2 In Custody, 1 at Large After Shootings, Gunfire Exchange at Oakbrook Center (FRI MORNING DEC 5, 2021 update)

UPDATE 1:00 AM FRIDAY: Oak Brook Police Department reported 4 people were shot, 2 suspects were in custody and 1 suspect is at large. Also, 1 person was injured with a fractured ankle that occurred while fleeing when an exchange of gunfire occurred.

UPDATE: Oak Brook Police Department reported at 6:40 p.m. Thursday that there is one offender in custody. IMPORTANT: As of 6:50 p.m. Oak Brook Police did not yet confirm that they believe there are no additional offenders.

Initial report is four people confirmed shot.

Initially there are reports of two people shot, and witnesses have reported crowds rushing out of the mall. A witness on Twitter reported the shooting was near Nordstrom.

A MABAS Division 12 Box Alarm was activated at 5:54 p.m. for an Active Shooter emergency at Oak Brook Mall

A MABAS Division 12 Box Alarm to the Second Level was activated at 6:08 p.m. for a Mass Casualty incident at Oak Brook Mall.

A MABAS Division 12 Box Alarm to the Third Level was activated at 6:10 p.m. for a Mass Casualty incident at Oak Brook Mall.

The fire department EMS response is estimated to have assigned about 15 ambulances to the scene.

DEVELOPING …

The information in this article is an early report published before any summary information was confirmed or released by police or fire authorities.

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Twitter witness accounts (not verified) …

Our son was at Oak Brook mall near the AMC theater when those shots were fired. They were walking up some stairs when a mall cop told them to turn around. Thank God they are OK. We are praying for everyone else there. They are trying to leave now.

Oakbrook mall event happened right in front of my girlfriend and I. To me, it looked like fireworks/crackers bc I saw a ton of sparks but idk my guns. We were walking out of Hollister. Stay safe everyone.

My daughter is locked inside Nordstrom. She said the shooter has been caught

My dad and stepmom are locked down in the Nordstrom right now. Apparently the shooter is in custody?

Thanks to @Nordstrom and their staff for helping us stay safe and calm as we are waiting out an active shooting at Oak Brook Mall. Thoughts and prayers to those involved.

ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO I JUST HEARD MORE THAN 5 LARGE AT LEAST 9 MM GUNSHOTS TOWARDS NORDSTRUM SUDE OF OAK BROOK MALL PLEASE CHECK ON PEOPLE AT OAK BROOK MALL OR TELL PEOPLE TO AVOID IT PLEASE IM SAFE INSIDE MACYS