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Arrest in shooting of 9-year-old girl at California mall

Published April 13, 2022 9:33 AM

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a store owner who mistakenly shot a 9-year-old girl while chasing shoplifters at a Southern California mall has been arrested in Nevada. San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies responded around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Mall of Victor Valley in Victorville. They found the girl suffering from at least one gunshot wound. She was airlifted to a hospital in stable condition. The 20-year-old suspect was arrested around 9 p.m. by Nevada Highway Patrol. Police say the man was chasing shoplifters from his shoe store when he opened fire. They say he missed the shoplifters, but hit the girl.

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