Several New York Giants gamers and the workforce’s announcer had been contained in the Mall of America Friday night time when a 19-year-old man was shot and killed — forcing the mall into lockdown — simply hours earlier than the workforce was scheduled to play the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday.
Thankfully, all Giants workforce personnel are protected.
The Giants are staying throughout the road from the well-known mall … and a gaggle of gamers headed over to do some buying Friday night time.
According to Bloomington police, there was an altercation between two teams of males earlier than gunfire erupted round 7:50 PM in Nordstrom. The teenage sufferer was hit a number of instances and didn’t survive.
Following the capturing, the large mall, busy with last-minute Christmas customers, was positioned on lockdown.
“Everyone is again within the resort and accounted for now,” Giants PR man Pat Hanlon informed the AP.
The identification of the gamers who had been on the mall is not identified. It’s additionally unclear what number of Giants had been on the premises when the capturing occurred.
Bob Papa, longtime Giants radio announcer, was additionally at MoA Friday night time.
Papa tweeted, “Scary right here [at Mall of America]. Shooting in mall. On lockdown at #TwinCitiesGrill. Two gunmen a minimum of one sufferer,” earlier than sending out an replace about an hour later the place Bob reassured his followers he was safely out of the mall.
Police haven’t but made any arrests.
The Giants — coming off a win over the Commanders on SNF — will now try and refocus and beat the 11-3 Vikings … a sport that will all however lockup a playoff delivery for Big Blue.