1 person shot dead and 1 injured at a Florida mall, according to police

According to Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken, there was a shooting inside a mall on Saturday afternoon in Ocala, Florida, leaving one man dead and one woman injured.

Balken stated that numerous shots fired inside the Paddock Mall resulted in 911 calls being made to the police. He said that because the caller described a situation involving a "active shooter," there was a significant police presence in response.

"Officers entered the mall right away and determined that there was no active shooter situation," according to Balken.

 Instead, according to Balken, police described the shooting incident as a targeted act of violence.

Police stated on Facebook that Paddock Mall in Ocala was evacuated and that there is no longer a threat.

The chief verified that a single adult male victim of gunshot wounds was discovered dead inside the mall. Balken reported that a woman sustained a leg gunshot wound. She was taken to a hospital, he said, and it is anticipated that she will live.

The suspect, a Black man with a black mask covering his face, black pants, and a black hoodie, is still being sought by police, according to Balken.