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CSPD responds to weapons incident at Citadel Mall

Posted at 1:57 PM, Aug 07, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-07 19:46:45-04

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Colorado Springs Police Department responded to a weapons incident at the Citadel Mall on Friday afternoon.

CSPD said they received a call about a possible shooter at the mall around 12:14 p.m. and do not believe anyone actually shot a gun inside the mall.

Officers say that several parties got into an argument and someone pulled a handgun.

During the investigation, a school in the mall, along with JCPenny, were briefly placed on lockdown.

Police are still investigating the scene, but it is not an active scene.

This is an developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.