Shots fired inside Grande Prairie mall, two injured

Two people have been injured following a late afternoon shooting in Prairie Mall in Grande Prairie.

Emergency crews responded to the mall at approximately 5:00 p.m.

According to witness William Vavrek, a photojournalist, a woman suffered a gunshot wound to the leg while a man was transported on a strecher to an awaiting ambulance with undisclosed injuries.

RCMP have evacuated the mall and the shopping centre remains under a lockdown.

No information has been released regarding the identity of the shooter.

More details to follow

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  An RCMP member and a security guard at the Prairie Mall doors (courtesy: William Vavrek)

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  Emergency personnel inside Prairie Mall (photo courtesy: William Vavrek)

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  Ambulance parked outside a Prairie Mall entrance following Thursday afternoon's shooting (courtesy: photojournalist William Vavrek)