CONNECTICUT cops rushed to the Danbury Fair Mall after reports of shots fired as terrified shoppers fled on Wednesday evening.

The Connecticut State Police and Danbury Police Department were both responding to the scene around 7.30pm.

The state police asked that everyone avoid the area around the mall.

“CSP is assisting Danbury PD with a report of shots fired at the Danbury Fair Mall. We are asking everyone to please avoid the area,” the department wrote on Twitter around 7.45pm.

It’s unclear at this time if anyone was injured in the incident.

Videos posted to social media show kids running outside and a large police presence outside of the mall.

Large crowds were also seen congregating in the parking lot.

Local media reported that armed guards were entering the mall around 8.30pm, and people appeared to be still locked down inside.

The mall is the largest shopping center in New England.

This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk

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