A man accidentally shot himself in the leg Sunday evening at Park Meadows Mall in Lone Tree, giving shoppers and employees a scare.
A customer at the mall who had a concealed weapon discharged his firearm at about 5:49 p.m., and was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, city of . The incident was isolated and there is no threat to the public, according to the statement.
A spokesman for Lone Tree police said the agency would not release additional details Sunday night. He did not have information available about the specific location where the shooting occurred.
Various people took to Twitter on Sunday to describe the scene at the mall, with one person saying she heard a loud noise, someone falling to the ground and people running. Another said people were evacuated from the mall as they speculated what had occurred.
At 5:49 P.M., in an isolated incident, an adult male customer with a concealed weapon was inside Park Meadows when he accidentally shot himself in the leg. He has been transported with non-life threatening injuries. There is no threat to the public.
— City of Lone Tree (@CityofLoneTree)
