North Park Center Shopping Center dallasTexas was evacuated Wednesday afternoon for what police described as “security reasons.” While it’s unclear what prompted the evacuation, local news outlet 1080 KRLD reported that the evacuation was prompted by a bomb threat.
KRLD reporter Austin York posted on bomb threat was called into the mall, prompting a police response this afternoon. Evacuations within the mall are expected to continue until at least 2 p.m. as police conduct checks inside the building.
Video shared from the scene of the incident showed confused visitors talking to Dallas Police Department officers outside the mall, while a massive police response was underway inside the mall.
For example, here’s a video of the incident shared by Fox4 reporter Paige Ellenberger.
The Dallas Police Department has not officially confirmed whether Wednesday afternoon’s evacuations were indeed the result of a bomb threat. The Dallas Police Department said they were responding to an “incident” at the mall, which was evacuated for “security reasons.” They added that police began responding at around 12:30 pm local time.
No further details about the incident were provided.
The mall authorities also confirmed the incident in a statement, saying the fire alarm had been activated and the mall had been extinguished. evacuation. “We will provide updates as more information becomes available and we hope to resume operations as soon as possible,” the statement read. The Dallas Police Department has not provided any details on when the mall will next reopen.
NorthPark Center shopping center is located in the 800 block of North Central Expressway, about 11 miles north of downtown Dallas.
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