Suspected Mall Shooter, 19, Attempts Getaway With Uber Driver
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ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) - One person was shot around 6:40 p.m. Wednesday near a parking garage at The Parks Mall.
Arlington Police say the suspect, 19-year-old, Darryl Eugene Patterson, got into an Uber car and fled the scene.
Witnesses saw this and police tracked down the car and stopped it.
The victim was shot at least twice in the leg and taken to a local hospital. His injuries are non-life-threatening.
Arlington Police Lt. Christopher Cook said police recovered a gun.
Lt. Cook says off-duty officers were working with mall security when they got a report of a person with a gun near the food court and the ice skating rink. As they were heading there, they received reports of shots fired.
"I just hear boom, boom and then people started screaming and then you couldn't hear anything because of the screams but you could definitely tell it was gunshots," said witness Diana Roel. "It was insane."
Lt. Cook said it all started with an altercation near Macy's between the victim and suspect which involved pushing and shoving.
When the victim and his wife tried to leave the mall, the suspect shot the victim several times with what's believed to be a .38 revolver, according to Lt. Cook.
"As soon as we walked out all of the stores were closing. They were putting their gates down and people were saying there is someone with a gun," said Meriya Morales who was in the mall at the time.
Three people are in custody.
Police are investigating three scenes: where the shooting happened, where the gun was dumped and where the Uber driver was stopped on Arbrook Boulevard near High Point.
Police say the Uber driver had no idea what was going on.
Lt. Cook says Arlington Police are very grateful to the helpful citizens that helped them track down the suspect.
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