<p>A shooting that wounded one man in a mall food court sent suburban Atlanta shoppers fleeing in panic Saturday.</p>.<p>The Cobb County Police Department said the man was wounded at Cumberland Mall around 1 pm, following an argument and that the shooting suspect ran away.</p>.<p>The victim was taken to a hospital, where Cobb County Police spokeswoman Ofc. Sarah O'Hara said he was in surgery and "expected to survive his injuries". Police said they have identified a suspect and are looking for him, but O'Hara provided no further details.</p>.<p>Three witnesses told The Associated Press they saw a man bleeding on the floor of the mall's food court after shots were heard. None of the witnesses would identify themselves.</p>.<p>Videos posted online showed people with shopping bags running in all directions from the food court, with some hiding under counters and tables.</p>.<p>Shoppers reported that store employees in some cases told them to hide in stockrooms. Police, upon arriving, evacuated people who were found hiding.</p>.<p>Zyon Davis told WGCL-TV that he was shopping in a sporting goods store when he overheard two men arguing loudly at a deli in the food court. Davis said one of the men then drew a gun.</p>.<p>"You heard the gunshots, probably two or three shots," Davis said.</p>.<p>In the aftermath, Davis said some people pushed and shoved others to the ground as they ran.</p>.<p>"It was very chaotic," Davis said. "Everybody was running everywhere. Everything was a mess."</p>.<p>O'Hara said multiple shoppers were examined by paramedics because of panic attacks, while several pregnant women also sought examinations. She said a motorcycle officer was struck by another vehicle while coming to the mall, but was treated for minor injuries and released.</p>.<p>Police said in statements that the shooting was "an isolated incident", calling it a dispute between people who knew each other and "not an active shooter event".</p>.<p>Police added that the original supervisor who arrived at the mall, "out of an abundance of caution," described the scene as an active shooter incident, meaning a gunman targeting number of people at a public place.</p>.<p>The mall was closed for a time Saturday afternoon following the shooting, but later reopened. O'Hara said shoppers left behind "copious amounts of items" while running away, urging people to claim them.</p>.<p>Cumberland Mall, in suburban Cobb County, is owned by Brookfield Properties, which manages more than 170 shopping centres across the United States. The mall has more than 1 million square feet (92,000 square metres) of retail space and is anchored by Macy's and Costco. It is in a busy suburban business district, near where major league baseball's Atlanta Braves play in their new stadium.</p>
<p>A shooting that wounded one man in a mall food court sent suburban Atlanta shoppers fleeing in panic Saturday.</p>.<p>The Cobb County Police Department said the man was wounded at Cumberland Mall around 1 pm, following an argument and that the shooting suspect ran away.</p>.<p>The victim was taken to a hospital, where Cobb County Police spokeswoman Ofc. Sarah O'Hara said he was in surgery and "expected to survive his injuries". Police said they have identified a suspect and are looking for him, but O'Hara provided no further details.</p>.<p>Three witnesses told The Associated Press they saw a man bleeding on the floor of the mall's food court after shots were heard. None of the witnesses would identify themselves.</p>.<p>Videos posted online showed people with shopping bags running in all directions from the food court, with some hiding under counters and tables.</p>.<p>Shoppers reported that store employees in some cases told them to hide in stockrooms. Police, upon arriving, evacuated people who were found hiding.</p>.<p>Zyon Davis told WGCL-TV that he was shopping in a sporting goods store when he overheard two men arguing loudly at a deli in the food court. Davis said one of the men then drew a gun.</p>.<p>"You heard the gunshots, probably two or three shots," Davis said.</p>.<p>In the aftermath, Davis said some people pushed and shoved others to the ground as they ran.</p>.<p>"It was very chaotic," Davis said. "Everybody was running everywhere. Everything was a mess."</p>.<p>O'Hara said multiple shoppers were examined by paramedics because of panic attacks, while several pregnant women also sought examinations. She said a motorcycle officer was struck by another vehicle while coming to the mall, but was treated for minor injuries and released.</p>.<p>Police said in statements that the shooting was "an isolated incident", calling it a dispute between people who knew each other and "not an active shooter event".</p>.<p>Police added that the original supervisor who arrived at the mall, "out of an abundance of caution," described the scene as an active shooter incident, meaning a gunman targeting number of people at a public place.</p>.<p>The mall was closed for a time Saturday afternoon following the shooting, but later reopened. O'Hara said shoppers left behind "copious amounts of items" while running away, urging people to claim them.</p>.<p>Cumberland Mall, in suburban Cobb County, is owned by Brookfield Properties, which manages more than 170 shopping centres across the United States. The mall has more than 1 million square feet (92,000 square metres) of retail space and is anchored by Macy's and Costco. It is in a busy suburban business district, near where major league baseball's Atlanta Braves play in their new stadium.</p>