Mall shooting in Ocala.
 

I had a visitor whose daughter was up at the Ocala Mall when all this went down this afternoon.

She is fine but quite scared. As is her mother.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ma...es/ar-AA1lXtEh

The shooter was allegedly a black male dressed in a black hoodie, black pants and had a black mask partially covering his face.

Ocala Paddock Mall Shooting: 1 dead, 1 woman shot, several others injured, suspect at large police say

What a terrible thing. I hope they catch the murderer & put him away. He was wearing a mask. Masks are good at hiding criminal's features.

Sounds like a targeted shooting, if it was random there would have been a very different story in crowded mall two days before Christmas

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...85b7b557&ei=16

Hopefully they will catch this suspect very soon.

Search for a red hat taker.
 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...rd/ar-AA1lXjfP

Update.

Photos of alleged killer and victim. Suspect identified in fatal shooting at Paddock Mall - Ocala-News.com

Not surprised… it meets most violent crimes

Yup no surprise at all. Men account for over 80% of all violent crimes committed.

Last time in Ocala we went out for lunch at a typical chain restaurant. 4 males and their early 20's were seated adjacent to us. 2 had ankle bracelet monitors. The kind you get when you're out on bail for something serious. Aren't people with ankle bracelets not supposed to hang out with other people wearing ankle bracelets?

Ocala has almost double the average crime rate of Florida, and Florida isn't exactly great in that stat in the first place.

This article is from a defense attorney practice in Clearwater. They say the rules are on a case by case basis. They list some of the common rules, 'hanging out with others wearing the devices' isn't listed. It probably is a rule in many cases. Court Ordered GPS Monitor: When Are They Used? - Dean Tsourakis

Horrible scenario. Yay for online shopping!

at least the police put out a complete description of what they are looking for. in Massachusetts, the description would never describe the race of the suspect. its offensive to do so....

I had a nice experience in Paddock Mall in April of this year. The poke bowl in the food court was awesome. When I first heard about the shooting in a Florida mall I was hoping it wasn't this one. There were never any shootings in my hometown malls growing up. They were all very safe places to go. This world has certainly changed.

The thugs in malls along with Amazon have killed many malls. Unfortunately it looks like the Paddock Mall will be next.