HOOVER, ALA.—Police responding to a fight inside an Alabama shopping mall shot and killed a man who had brandished a weapon, authorities said Friday. Police in Alabama say they shot and killed a man after a fight at an Alabama mall resulted in gunfire that injured a teen and a 12-year-old girl ( BRYAN R. SMITH / AFP/GETTY IMAGES file photo )Two officers who were providing security at the mall heard the gunfire and approached the area. The officer who shot the gunman has been placed on administrative leave while the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office investigates the shooting. The mall, located in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover, reopened at 6 a.m. Friday, a Riverchase Galleria mall security officer said. It bills itself as the largest enclosed shopping centre in Alabama, with more than 150 stores.

Source: thestar November 23, 2018 13:09 UTC