A security guard died hours after he was shot at a Calumet City shopping mall Wednesday afternoon.
Police were releasing few details of the shooting, which occurred just after noon at a jewelry store in the River Oaks Center at 96 River Oaks Center Dr. The guard was taken to a hospital, where he died about 5:30 p.m., Calumet City spokesman Sean Howard said.
Another person was injured in the attack but not by gunfire, Howard said.
At a news conference outside the mall, Calumet City Police Chief Kevin Kolosh told reporters the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident and the motive remains unknown.
At the time of the shooting, about 20 officers were conducting training in a building adjacent to the mall, Kolosh said. “It certainly increased our response time,” the chief said.
The mall has been an “ongoing problem for the city,” according to Howard. “We're not happy with the stigma attached to this mall and the safety concerns,” he said.
The city has been having conversations with mall management, and Howard expects the talks will intensify following the latest shooting.
