Aventura Mall Shooting today, Active shooter? lockdown following pepper spray attack, Florida

Aventura Mall Shooting today, Active shooter? lockdown following pepper spray attack, Florida

Aventura Mall evacuated following pepper spray attack inside the mall on Sunday, shoppers feared an active shooter, shooting may have prompted the lockdown.

Aventura Mall Shooting, Active shooter Scare – Law enforcement agencies and fire departments were called to the scene at Aventura Mall in Aventura, Florida following mild chaos of what shoppers thought was an active shooter inside the mall on Sunday, October 16, 2022.

According to the law enforcement agencies in Aventura, Florida, the Aventura Mall located at 19501 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, FL, was currently evacuated after officials say a shopper opened a pepper spray inside the mall.

According to the information released by the Aventura Mall, a shopper released a can of pepper spray inside the mall, prompting an immediate intervention of the security officers. According to the statement, the situation is contained and there is no threat to the public.

Multiple shoppers took to their Twitter handles alleging a possible shooter inside the mall. The Aventura Mall news debunked the rumors confirming that there is no shooter/shooting inside the mall.

The police department/the Aventura Mall news did not immediately disclose if the incident was an attack of some sort or an action carried out by mistake. No identities have been disclosed at the time of this report.