Shots Fired at Wisconsin Mall, 1 Person Wounded, Police Say

Mall was temporarily closed after shots were fired.

ByABC News
December 19, 2015, 6:01 PM
In this photo provided by NBC15 Madison, authorities respond to reports of shots fired at the East Towne Mall in Madison, Wis., Dec. 19, 2015.
In this photo provided by NBC15 Madison, authorities respond to reports of shots fired at the East Towne Mall in Madison, Wis., Dec. 19, 2015.
Sharon Yoo/NBC15 Madison via AP

— -- A brawl erupted into gunfire at a Madison, Wisconsin, mall today, leaving one person wounded and police were hunting for the shooting suspect this evening.

Madison police said a 19-year-old man was shot in the thigh and suffered a non-life threatening injury in the incident at the East Towne Mall.

All of the people involved in the fight fled after the shooting, police said.

Police were investigating to determine whether the incident was gang-related.

The mall's website said that it was "temporarily closed due to a safety concern."