Panic at the Mall

people in crowded in hallway
Leica M10-P / 35mm Summicron ASPH

This blurry photograph is the best I could do while trying to panic-escape the mall.

As we were exiting out of Lululemon, walking towards the luxury quad of the South Park mall, we heard a loud pop. We saw a security guard take off (in the opposite direction we later found out.) I was a little slow to realize what was going on, but Mitch grabbed me and said “they’re shooting!” to which we ran for the nearest exit, followed by hundreds of other people.

parking lot full of pedestrians, police and a fire truck
Leica M10-P / 35mm Summicron ASPH

It was a bit of a scare, for certain. I should also mention that South Park has possibly the worst designed emergency exit route. Turns out some guy accidentally shot himself in the leg while carrying a gun in his pocket. And that’s what we get for being stupid, isn’t it?