HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) – A suspect was arrested Friday evening in the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham after a 20-year-old man was shot in the arm during a fight at the Riverchase Galleria Friday afternoon.
The Hoover Police Department responded to shots fired at the mall just before noon, in the area of the food court.
Police said this was not a random act of violence and that initial evidence indicated the suspect and victim knew each other and got into a fight that ended in a shooting.
The victim – identified only as a 20-year-old man from Birmingham – was shot and taken to hospital. He was treated for his injuries and released.
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A witness captured the moment a fight broke out and the man was shot.
Parts of the mall near the food court remained closed for about two hours after the incident, but normal operations at the Galleria resumed.
Late Friday evening, Hoover police confirmed that a suspect had been arrested in the shooting. The suspect was arrested on Avenue K in Ensley by Hoover officers around midnight.
Police did not initially release the suspect’s name, but said they would update us with more information on his arrest later Saturday. They said the suspect will be identified once charges are filed.
Press conference
Hoover police held a news conference shortly after the shooting. You can watch the full press conference below.
“Every resource available to the Hoover Police Department is currently being deployed to find those responsible and hold them accountable. Detectives have put together leads and we are confident the suspects will be identified and apprehended quickly,” Hoover city officials said.
WBRC spoke to the manager of one of the Galleria stores just outside the food court, who said a shooting occurred and the mall was closed for a little over an hour. The manager said officers were canvassing the mall.
At this time, Hoover police said there is no active threat.
“This is the first major incident at the Riverchase Galleria in over five years and the first non-fatal shooting in the City of Hoover this year. We are committed to ensuring the City of Hoover remains a safe place to shop and we will have our officers on site to facilitate a safe experience. Just like when Mayor Derzis was Chief of Police, if you come to Hoover to commit a crime, we will find you and arrest you,” the city said.
Over the past eight years, four shootings have occurred at the Riverchase Galleria, three of them fatal.
A physical altercations and shootings broke out near Footaction and JCPenney stores in 2018 which left one dead and two others injured.
In 2019, Zachariah Taylor Music was shot in a parking lot at the Riverchase Galleria.
Royta Giles was also shot and killed while standing with his mother in 2020.
WBRC has reached out to the owners of the Riverchase Galleria for a statement on the shooting. You can read the statement below:
Anyone with information about the shooting should call 205-739-7440. You can also remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward by calling Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
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