Mall of America on lockdown after shots fired: Police

Shoppers were sent running for safety at the Mall of America Thursday, after police said shots were fired at the Minnesota shopping center.

Police responded to an "active incident" on the northwest side of the mall Thursday evening, the Bloomington Police Department tweeted, saying at that time that "numerous officers are on scene.".

Bloomington Police Department Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference that shots were fired near the Nike store, and that officers on the scene within 30 seconds.