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Police: 8 injured in Wisconsin mall shooting; suspect sought
Read full article: Police: 8 injured in Wisconsin mall shooting; suspect soughtWauwatosa Police chief Barry Weber speaks at a news conference, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Wauwatosa, Wis. Multiple people were shot Friday afternoon at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wis., and police are still searching for the shooter. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)WAUWATOSA, Wis. – Police searched Friday evening for the suspect in a shooting at a suburban Milwaukee mall that left seven adults and a teenager injured. “Preliminary statements from witnesses indicate that the shooter is a white male in his 20s or 30s,” Weber told reporters. Police said Cole was fleeing from police; Mensah, who is also Black, said he shot Cole because Cole pointed a gun at him.
Parent company of The Woodlands Mall threatens to fine business owners for reducing hours amid pandemic
Read full article: Parent company of The Woodlands Mall threatens to fine business owners for reducing hours amid pandemicTHE WOODLANDS Brookfield Properties, which owns The Woodlands Mall, sent out a memo to some of the smallest and hardest hit business owners in the mall. The statement threatened to fine businesses for not opening or closing early amid the COVID-19 crisis. The mall traffic is nowhere close where we have seen the past couple years, said Abdur Rehmann, the owner of Mobile Outfitters, which has been operating at The Woodlands Mall for seven years. Rehmann said because of coronavirus traffic as The Woodlands Mall has decreased by 80%. The memo levied a $50 per hour fine for businesses that reduce hours or did not operate within the malls business hours.