A man was injured in a shooting inside Maplewood Mall in Ramsey County, Minn., on Sunday afternoon, causing the mall to close for the remainder of the day.
Gunshots were reported inside the mall just after 2 p.m., according to available emergency dispatch audio. Police arrived to find a male shot on the lower level near JC Penney, and proceeded to get the mall shut down.
A video clip obtained by Crime Watch Minneapolis reportedly from the aftermath of the shooting appears to show a person on the floor near a staircase who was being tended to by a responder.
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Submitted video from the aftermath of the Maplewood Mall SHOOTING. pic.twitter.com/h8fVnjGsn0— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) February 22, 2026
Initial audio described the suspects as a group of young Asian males with mullets, and the shooter reportedly ran through JC Penney following the shooting. Two people were reportedly detained shortly after police arrived, but police conducted a search though the mall to check for more possible suspects, as well as a potentially discarded weapon.
The Maplewood Police Department released a statement following the shooting:
“On 02-22-2026 at about 2:02 pm, Maplewood Police and Maplewood Fire responded to the Maplewood Mall located at 3001 White Bear Avenue on the report of a person shot inside the mall. Officers arrived on scene and located an adult male with a gunshot wound to the hip. The victim was transported to Regions Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury. Through investigation, officers learned the shooting stemmed from a group physically fighting in the mall’s lower concourse near mall door #5. Two juvenile subjects were detained on scene and later booked at the Ramsey County Jail for riot in the third degree.
The shooting suspect in this incident is described as a small build Asian male, wearing a black stocking hat, a black jacket, a white shirt, and black pants. Anyone with information regarding the shooting or who has video of the shooting is asked to contact Lieutenant Michael Hoemke at 651-249-2605 or zvpunry.ubrzxr@zncyrjbbqza.tbi. The North St. Paul Police Department, the Roseville Police Department, the White Bear Lake Police Department, and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office assisted in this incident.”
Alpha News will continue to follow developments in this incident.
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