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Shots fired in Potomac Mills Mall, 1 person hurt, police say

Police say the shooting was a result of a fight between two men in the mall's Fashion Mechanics store.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Prince William County Police responded to a shooting inside Potomac Mills Mall in Woodbridge on Thursday afternoon that they say was the result of a fight between two men.

A preliminary investigation revealed that while one male patron was inside the Fashion Mechanics store in the mall, another man entered the store and the two became involved in a physical fight. During the altercation, the patron got out a firearm and fired multiple rounds, shooting the other man, police detailed.

"One customer came in and purchased something and another customer came in, I guess they had some type of beef, they started fighting and one pulled out a gun and shot the other guy in the leg, and then they both ran out of the store,” said Fashion Mechanics' owner Al Sheikh.

Both men fled the store and the injured individual drove to an area hospital for treatment of his non-life-threatening injuries. The shooter left the mall before police arrived.  No additional injuries were reported and the shooting stayed confined to the Fashion Mechanics store, police said.

One victim with a gunshot wound is now being treated at a local hospital as a result of the incident.

Sheikh said he did not know either of the two men who were involved in the incident.

“I’m very angry," he said. "I’m very disappointed at our generation. These kids these days, they need guidance, they need discipline. We got to do better as a community.”

Just last week, police in Gaithersburg were investigating a deadly shooting in the parking lot of Lakeforest Mall. A 20-year-old Gaithersburg man, Terrance Donte Dimes, died in the shooting. 

The shooter has not been identified or located at this time, police said. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact police at 703-792-6500. 

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