FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — One man is in custody and a suspect is at large following a shooting at the Glenbrook Square Mall Saturday afternoon.
FWPD public information officer Sgt. Juan Gutierrez said a shooting occurred just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the food court on the lower level of the mall, a typically busy spot on a weekend afternoon.
Brandon D. Key Jr., 22, was arrested and faces preliminary charges including a level 6 felony of criminal recklessness, a level 6 felony of intimidation, and a misdemeanor of resisting law enforcement.
The Fort Wayne Police Department issued an Emergency Alert just after 3 p.m. stating that Glenbrook Mall located at 4201 Coldwater Road, is closed and asking those to avoid the area. Sgt. Gutierrez told WANE 15 the mall would be closed for the remainder of the day.
According to Sgt. Gutierrez, the shooting occurred in the mall’s food court. Two men armed with guns are believed to have been involved, but only one did the shooting. One person was shot in a lower extremity and has non-life-threatening injuries.
Another person was hospitalized after suffering a possible fracture during the panic that ensued following the shots being fired. They are also in non-life-threatening condition.
Moments after the shooting, police were seen at Dan’s Porch and Patio near the mall at the Coldwater Road and North Clinton Street split. WANE 15 cameras caught what appeared to be Key Jr. being taken into custody. That video can be viewed below.
Officers were still working to clear out the mall just before 4 p.m. The mall was reopened to the public Sunday, with a few stores remaining closed.
This is the third shooting to occur at the mall in the last year, with one on July 8, 2023 and another on September 1 that same year.