Police in San Bruno responded to a shooting Tuesday afternoon that left two juveniles wounded at the Tanforan Mall, and the suspects were still at large.
In what police said was not a random shooting, one victim was in critical condition and the other was in serious condition, but both were stable, according to San Francisco General Hospital.
Police said they were searching for two suspects. The gunmen reportedly were shooting at each other.
At about 4 p.m., BART closed down its San Bruno station after it received reports of an active shooter.
Later, BART shut down the 12th Street station in Oakland as police cleared trains in search of a possible suspect. There, police found a gun that was possible used in the shooting, BART police said. That station reopened about 5:30 p.m.
Video from the scene showed police officers swarm the Oakland station with guns drawn.
The San Bruno station remained closed indefinitely.
Workers at the mall at 1150 El Camino Real were saying the mall was placed on lockdown, and police were asking the public to avoid the area.
Video posted to social media showed people running and walking out of the mall. Two additional people were injured in the evacuations and treated at the scene, officials said.
A parking structure at the mall also was placed on lockdown, and people who parked there weren’t able to get to their vehicles for hours.
The scene was still active late Tuesday night, and the mall remained closed during the investigation. Police said the mall anticpates it would reopen at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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