Two killed in shooting at shopping mall in Michigan

After two groups that knew each other came into contact at the mall, a fight started that escalated into gunfire, officials said.

DEARBORN, Mich. — A shooting altercation between two groups of young people at a shopping mall in Dearborn, Michigan, left two people dead and a third injured Friday, police said.

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The shooting at Fairlane Town Center sent mall patrons scrambling, including a person who was hit by a vehicle outside the mall while attempting to flee, Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin said.

People believed to be linked to the fight were being questioned at the police station, but no one was immediately taken into custody, he said.