Police Called To South Hills Village Mall For 'Unfounded' Rumors Of Active Shooter
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
BETHEL PARK, Pa. (KDKA) - Police checked several stores in the South Hills Village mall and said rumors of an active shooter Wednesday afternoon are "unfounded."
The Bethel Park police chief tells KDKA reports of a threat at the mall are incorrect. Police were called to the mall and checked "extensively" but found nothing.
ALERT: The reports circulating about an active shooter at South Hills Village Mall are unfounded. No direct eyewitness...
Posted by Bethel Park Police Department on Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Upper St. Clair police, who also responded, said officers learned a person saw a man with a concealed weapon on his hip that wasn't properly concealed.
There's a sign posted outside the mall saying weapons aren't allowed inside.
NewsChopper 2 flew over the mall shortly after 3 p.m. but police had appeared to clear the scene.