Shooting incident at Oxford Valley Mall injures 1; suspect sought: officials

Victim critically injured after stabbing, shooting at Oxford Valley Mall

Middletown Township Police say the male victim is in stable but critical condition after being stabbed and shot in an isolated, targeted incident at the Oxford Valley Mall.

LANGHORNE, Pa. - A shooting incident at the Oxford Valley Mall, in Bucks County, was the result of a targeted incident and the shooter and victim knew each other. A large police presence closed the mall, as a precaution, while officials say there was no active shooter situation inside the mall.

What we know:

Officials in Bucks County say the shooting incident at the Oxford Valley Mall was a targeted incident and did not happen inside the mall. They do say the shooting was an isolated occurrence.

Middletown Township Police say they received multiple 911 calls just after five o’clock Thursday evening. They arrived to find a male victim stabbed and shot once. They say the suspect fled on foot.

Sources: Shooting at Oxford Valley Mall injures 1

According to sources and one witness, one person was injured after a shooting at Oxford Valley Mall in Bucks County.

What they're saying:

"Once the gunshot happened, I think everybody was in shock for a second and then when the guy started running it was like real," said Ryan Murphy. He is one of many people who were waiting at a SEPTA bus stop outside JC Penney at Oxford Valley Mall who witnessed the unexpected.

"Out of the corner of my eye I saw someone extend their arm and I heard the pop," said Murphy. A male was shot and stabbed outside the mall just feet away from the entrance.

"I look over and the guy is running holding his arm and he's bleeding all over," said Murphy.

Soon after, emergency crews arrived with flashing lights and put up crime scene tape around parts of the mall.

"They locked the mall up and they're doing a search in the mall," said John Hrovsovsky who had just arrived to walk around the mall.

Many people were waiting at the bus stop when it happened.

"I look up and he's got a gun in his hand like standing right in front of him. Then before I could get up, the gun goes off and I ran this way inside to get help," said one woman.

Timeline:

Middletown Township Police say it happened around five o'clock Thursday afternoon. The victim was stabbed in the arm and shot once in the elbow.

"The male who was shot and stabbed ran a pretty circuitous route after that and made his way inside the mall," said Chief Joseph Bartorilla. Police believe the victim was targeted and that it is possibly domestic related. The shooter took off running. They think it is a male but are not sure.

"Or even possibly a female with longer hair. Like dreadlocks," said Chief Bartorilla.

One woman was on a bus to work when her manager called and told her not to come.

"The mall was on lockdown so now I can't go to work," she said.

Big picture view:

Police say they want to reassure residents that this was not an active shooter situation at the mall.

"Yes, we had a shooting. Yes, a shooter is on the loose. But we do not have an active shooting occurring inside the mall," said Chief Bartorilla. "I think the victim knows why he was attacked but I don't know if he knows who the shooter was."