KATY MAGAZINE NEWS
December 23, 2024
By Natalie Cook Clark
Katy families out doing last minute shopping were evacuated from Katy Mills Mall after shots were fired. Authorities say while this isn’t an active shooter event, both the shooter and the victim fled the scene.
Authorities are looking for a shooter and the victim who both fled from a shooting event that occurred inside Katy Mills Mall around Entry 4. Deputies responded to reports of the shooting at the mall on December 23, 2024 around 5:17 p.m.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez gave people updates through his reports on social media.
“It now appears that a shooting may have occurred inside the mall, but not an active scene, more of an isolated incident and two persons involved have fled the scene,” wrote Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. “Katy PD is lead agency and further updates to come from them.”
Local families reported being secured inside neighboring businesses as law enforcement, including helicopters search for those who fled the incident.
Multiple emergency units secured the area. The City of Katy Office of Emergency Management reported that the shots were fired inside Entry 4. Harris County Sheriff’s Department states that one person was shot and that both the victim and the shooter left the scene.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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