An active shooter opened fire at a food court inside a Louisiana mall at lunch time on Thursday.
At least six people were injured in the gunfire at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rogue, and two of them are in critical condition, police confirmed, according to WAFB.
The shooting is believed to have taken place near the mall's food court.
Paramedics rushed to the scene and are setting up a triage area near JCPenny, the outlet reported.
Panicked people were seen running out of the building and into the parking lot as authorities escorted them to their vehicles.
Authorities are looking for one or two shooters and all of the mall's entranced have been closed.
The FBI, SWAT, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, and State Police Troopers are at the scene.
Shoppers and employees were shuffled into tunnels that run along the mall's tunnels after shots rang out, according to a WBRZ reporter who was at the mall when shots rang out.
An active shooter opened fire at a food court inside the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rogue on Thursday afternoon
The FBI , SWAT, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, and State Police Troopers are at the scene
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry posted to X after hearing of the shooting.
'I am aware of the active shooter scene at the Mall of Louisiana. I am in coordination with law enforcement and we will update as we know more,' he wrote.
'Please avoid the area. Sharon and I are praying for those affected and are grateful for a quick response by our law enforcement officials.
Attorney General Liz Murill also acknowledge shooting.
'I have spoken to District Attorney Hillar Moore, who is actively monitoring the situation involving a weapon or weapons being discharged in the Food Court at the Mall of Louisiana,' she said.
'Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding - please avoid the area. More details will be available soon.'
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