One person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a Louisiana shopping mall Thursday that occurred when two groups began shooting at each other, police said.
The shooting unfolded around 1:22 p.m. local time near the food court at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, city police said.
Five people were taken into custody, Baton Rouge Police Chief Thomas Morse Jr. said.
Surveillance video showed it was a “targeted” attack as “two groups of people got into an argument inside the food court and started shooting at each other,” Morse said.
“Unfortunately, there were some innocent people that were in the area that might have also [been hurt],” Morse added.
Morse said it was no longer an “active shooter” situation.
The Mall of Louisiana was closed after the shooting.
"We are heart broken and angered that our shopping center was the location for today’s horrific incident," the mall said in a statement.
Gov. Jeff Landry said he was aware of the attack.
“Sharon and I are praying for those affected and are grateful for a quick response by our law enforcement officials,” Landry said in a statement.
The shooting happened about 250 miles from Shreveport, where eight children were killed on Sunday.
Seven of those young victims were the children of suspect Shamar Elkins, 31, who was killed in a confrontation with police after he carjacked a person at gunpoint, officials said.
