New York mall worker shot during attempted robbery

Associated Press

GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

Pandemonium erupted Tuesday at a Long Island mall filled with holiday shoppers when an attempted robbery led to gunfire, sending crowds of people running and screaming and leaving a mall employee in serious condition with a gunshot wound, authorities said. A suspect was in custody.

Acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter said the suspect entered the Rolex section of a Tourneau store at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City about 1 p.m. A struggle with store security ensued, and a gun went off. It’s unclear to whom the gun belonged, but police said it was “highly likely” it belonged to the robbery suspect.

The single shot went into the main concourse area of the mall, hitting a 67-year-old employee, who was taken to the hospital. He was described as having a shoulder wound.