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MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) – Police in central Florida say they have responded to a shooting at a mall in central Florida.

The Melbourne Police Department tweeted around 10:30 a.m. Saturday that officers were “currently working a shooting” and “have control of (the) situation” at the Melbourne Square Mall.


Within half an hour, police tweeted again that the “shooter is contained” and that officers were clearing the mall store by store.

Officials have confirmed that at one person has been confirmed dead, and two others were injured in the shooting.