Deadly shooting shuts down West County shopping center in Des Perez | local work

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A St. Louis County police officer stands near the first floor entrance to a parking garage at West County Center after a shooting Saturday, July 3, 2021, in Des Perez. Photo by Daniel Schular, [email protected]

A St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office officer helps direct stranded workers from the West County Center to where they can retrieve their personal belongings after the mall was evacuated during the Saturday, July 3, 2021 shooting in Des Perez. Photo by Daniel Schular, [email protected]

An Allied Universal security guard walks through the entrance to the West County Center near the H and M store after a shooting at the mall Saturday, July 3, 2021 in Des Perez. Des Perez police received a phone call about a shooting in the mall around 6:20 p.m. and one person was injured according to a press release from the Des Perez Police Department. Photo by Daniel Schular, [email protected]

Des Perez – The West County Center closed early Saturday after a person was shot inside the mall.

Des Perez police said in a statement that officers responded at around 6:20 p.m. “after a quarrel” broke out between two people inside a store and the shootings took place. Police said one person was injured and pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Armed officers were seen inside the mall looking for the shooter. But at around 9pm, De Peres police said there was no further threat to the public.

A police spokesman said both people were male, and no one was in custody. The shooting took place in the basement of the mall.

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Police evacuated some shoppers and employees at the mall; Others were locked inside.

Mall owner CBL Properties texted employees with this message:

“Emergency alert: There has been a shooting in West County. Police have responded. Please remain in custody until police clear the scene. Mall is closed.”

Dozens of police cars crowded outside the mall before dark. The staff stood in groups, some of them could be heard wondering if they could get their belongings inside so they could leave. A woman approached the police and said her brother had been shot.

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