Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Bayfair Mall Shooting; One Injured, Police Search for Shooter

San Leandro police officers have confirmed a shooting outside Bayfair Mall on Friday around 4:28 p.m. 

The parking lot in front of Old Navy and Bed Bath & Beyond has been blocked according to NBC Bay Area. 

Police found a 24-year old male victim in the parking lot, suffering from a gunshot wound. The wound appeared non-life threatening. 

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Police are still looking for the shooter. The suspect is described as an African-American male adult, who fled the scene in a white, compact vehicle.

Officers believe the shooting started with an argument between two people in front of Old Navy.

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"We do not know what the argument was about," said Lt. Robert McManus.

No evacuations or shelter-in-places are in effect. 

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