Panic at the Mall
![people in crowded in hallway](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpmsynxig/image/upload/q_auto,w_600,x_0,z_1/journal/2022/02/26/untitled-4.webp)
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](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpmsynxig/image/upload/q_auto,w_600,x_0,z_1/journal/2022/02/26/untitled-19.webp)
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?