Gunman shot and killed at Mall in North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A source tells WBTV that a gunman was shot and killed by an officer at Northlake Mall on Christmas Eve.

An altercation in a mall in Charlotte, North Carolina, led to gunfire and one person getting shot, store manager said to CNN.

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Witnesses said they heard about seven shots fired around 2:10 p.m.

It was a chaotic scene in Northlake Mall. Witnesses describe shoppers running out of stores. Traffic appeared to be in a gridlock as people tried to leave the mall.

According to medic, one person has a leg injury.

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