Suspect captured in shooting at White Oaks Mall
Springfield IL December 30 2019 A suspect is in custody after firing shots outside White Oaks Mall Saturday evening.
Springfield police responded to reports of shots fired near the entrance to Glow Golf on the mall’s southwest end at around 5:55 p.m.
The suspect reportedly fled into the mall before being taken into custody without incident on the second level of Macy’s. There were no reported injuries. The mall reopened once the scene was secure.
White Oaks officials were not immediately available for comment and members of the media were told to leave the property by mall security.
The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information concerning these or other incidents is asked to call the Springfield Police Department: 217-788-8311 and/or Sangamon/Menard County Crime Stoppers: 217-788-8427.
