I have been to Columbia Mall countless times during the years I lived in the DC 'burbs.
It still is a nice shopping mall but has gone the way of many in the past several years. It is a major hangout for teens and young adults. There are some very nice stores but lots of youth oriented stores (hey, it brings in the kids who bring in the money). It has a huge food court area, too.
There are groups of kids that are not exactly gang related but ones from adjoining schools are not welcomed in the same area. Kind of a turf thing.
I have no idea of whether or not this shooting could be the turf thing or a grudge thing or just a random shooting.
Just too bad these things are settled with guns.
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