Category: shopping mall

Westfield to Sell SoCal Malls

Commercial real estate giant Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield plans to sell off its U.S. locations, including several in Southern California, the corporation announced this week. The Paris-based company owns the upscale Westfield Century City in Los Angeles and 10 other centers including malls in Ventura, Topanga, and San Diego. The corporation’s U.S. portfolio was valued at $13 billion…


18-Year-Old Arrested in Fatal Shooting at Chicago-Area Mall

ROSEMONT, Ill.—Police have arrested an 18-year-old Chicago man wanted in last week’s fatal shooting of a man and wounding of a girl at a suburban Chicago shopping mall. Rosemont police said the suspect was taken into custody Wednesday “without incident” in the March 25 shooting that killed Joel Valdes, 20, of Skokie, at the Fashion…


At Least 8 Killed in Kyiv as Shelling Destroys Shopping Mall

At least eight people were killed by Russian shelling that struck a shopping mall on the outskirts of Kyiv, local authorities said, also heavily damaging nearby residential buildings. A video released by the Russian Ministry of Defence showed a large blast outside the Retroville shopping center in the Podilskyi district on March 20. Russian Defense Ministry…


Man Fatally Shoots Texas Officer Working Security at Mall

HOUSTON—A Texas deputy constable working an off-duty security job at a Houston mall was fatally shot by a man who gained control of the officer’s own gun, police said. The suspect was shot by police and died at a hospital. Deputy Neil Adams was working a second job Thursday afternoon at PlazAmericas mall in Houston…


One Wounded When Man Opens Fire Inside Texas Shopping Mall

KILLEEN, Texas—Police in Texas searched Wednesday for a man who opened fire inside a shopping mall, wounding one person, authorities said. Officers responded to the Killeen Mall at about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday after shots were fired, Killeen Police Chief Charles Kimble said. One person was shot multiple times and taken by helicopter to a hospital,…


Police Boost Security in Northern Virginia Malls After Public Safety Threat

Police in northern Virginia will be increasing law enforcement presence in malls and shopping centers in the area through the Halloween weekend after news of a potential threat to public safety in the area emerged in the past 48 hours, according to multiple reports. The news comes amid an upcoming gubernatorial election in Virginia, to take…