Police Shoot Armed Suspect After Hit-And-Run, Chase At King Of Prussia Mall Lot

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA — A day of holiday shopping turned violent Sunday at the King of Prussia Mall, when a suspect was injured while exchanging gunfire with an officer, police said.

The events leading up to the shooting began shortly after 2:30 p.m., when a red Nissan Juke fled an Upper Merion Township officer who was responding on bicycle to a hit-and-run reported in the mall’s green parking deck, according to police.

The Juke got stuck in traffic trying to leave the mall property near North Gulph Road and a police vehicle pulled up behind it, authorities said. Seeing the officer, the suspect turned the Juke to the right, jumped the curb and entered the parking lot of Seasons 52 restaurant, driving off a 4-foot stone wall and disabling the car in the process, according to police. The officer got out of his vehicle and approached the Juke on foot, according to police, who said the suspect exited his car with a 9-mm handgun.

The officer and suspect exchanged gunfire and the suspect suffered at least two wounds to the legs, police said, adding the officer was not struck. Law enforcement provided aid to the suspect, who was taken to Paoli Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to police.

Over 20 spent casings were discovered at the scene, WPVI reported. A video tweeted by reporter Bryanna Gallagher showed police tape along the periphery of the parking lot and evidence markers near a vehicle.

In accordance with Upper Merion Township Police Department policy, the shooting will be investigated by the Montgomery County Detective Bureau, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Upper Merion Township police at 610-265-3232.