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Police: 8 injured in Wisconsin mall shooting; suspect sought

  • By Nam Huh/AP
Wauwatosa Police chief Barry Weber speaks at a news conference, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Wauwatosa, Wis. Multiple people were shot Friday afternoon at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wis., and police are still searching for the shooter. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Wauwatosa Police chief Barry Weber speaks at a news conference, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Wauwatosa, Wis. Multiple people were shot Friday afternoon at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wis., and police are still searching for the shooter. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

(Wauwatosa, Wis.)  —  Police searched Friday evening for the suspect in a shooting at a suburban Milwaukee mall that left seven adults and a teenager injured.

Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber gave no motive for the attack at Mayfair Mall in a brief update about three hours after the 2:50 p.m. attack.

He said the extent of the eight victims’ injuries was unknown, but all were alive.

He said the shooter was “no longer at the scene.” when authorities arrived.

Based on statements from witnesses, Weber said police were seeking a white man in his 20s or 30s and were working to identify him.

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