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victims of Monday's incident at the West Edmonton mall have been
taken to hospital for treatment, although the injuries are not
life-threatening, the police said.
Preliminary investigations suggest the event was a targeted one
in which the parties knew each other, police said, as they began
to reverse the lockdown ordered in the wake of the shooting.
"We do not believe there to be any further risk at this time,"
they added.
Details of the gunman were not immediately known.
Edmonton police did not immediately respond to a Reuters request
for comment.
A visitor to the mall told Reuters the incident had been
terrifying, spurring staff to lock doors, turned off lights and
urge people to keep quiet.
Other staff asked people to gather in a safe area away from
doors and windows, another mall visitor said.
The mall, which is home to more than 800 stores and receives
average annual visits of nearly 31 million, holds quarterly
lockdown drills to prepare guests and tenants for emergencies,
it says on its website.
(Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama and Kyaw Soe Oo; Editing by
Christian Schmollinger and Clarence Fernandez)
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