Newly released 911 calls detail the panic at Crabtree Valley Mall where a gun went off
After a ladder fell near the foodcourt of Crabtree Valley Mall, people thought it was an active shooting situation, which resulted in an actual gun going off.
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"Everybody just started running away from the food court," said one caller of the Saturday night shooting. "Everybody just started panicking."
People initially didn't know what caused people to start running from the food court.
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"We don't know what happened," said another caller. "We don't know if it was a fight or a gunshot."
In total, there were 75 911 calls from the mall Saturday, including from Hernandez.
Hernandez has been cited with discharging a firearm in the city limits and carrying a concealed weapon.
Employees let people hide in stores during the pandemonium.
"A bunch of people just ran out screaming," said a third caller. "I just took the customers into the back and people are running around."
Hernandez was the only one injured during the incident. WRAL News has reached out to Raleigh police to confirm if it was a ladder that cause the initial panic.
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