re: #40 Backwoods_Sleuth

Charlotte Observer is indicating that this was an officer-involved shooting.

One person was killed Thursday afternoon in an officer-involved shooting at Northlake Mall in north Charlotte, authorities said.

It was not immediately clear who fired the fatal shot.

File photo: Shoppers filled the escalator at Northlake Mall on Black Friday.
File photo: Shoppers filled the escalator at Northlake Mall on Black Friday. John D. Simmons jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said early information indicates an argument started inside the mall around 2 p.m. Thursday between two groups of people. Officers who were working off-duty at the mall arrived on the scene.

At least one person was shot during the altercation, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Medic.

No officers were hurt, according to CMPD.

Northlake is located on the northwest corner of Interstate 77 and W.T. Harris Boulevard.

Witnesses said the shooting occurred in Journey’s, a store on the lower level of the mall near Dick’s Sporting Goods.