The Ocala Police Department has identified Albert J. Shell Jr., 39, as the suspect in Saturday’s deadly shooting at the Paddock Mall.
A holiday nightmare for some last-minute Christmas shoppers in a town in northern Florida, after a gunman reportedly opened fire at a shopping mall -- killing one person and injuring another on Saturday.
The Ocala Police Department has identified a suspect in Saturday's deadly shooting at the Paddock Mall and released several photos of a person of interest.
According to WESH, Ocala police have an arrest warrant for Albert J. Shell Jr., 39, for premeditated first-degree murder and attempted premeditated first-degree murder in the shooting death of David Nathaniel Barron and injury to another at the Paddock Mall.
The Ocala Police Department responded to the scene at Paddock Mall around 4:19 p.m. on Saturday in what they are calling a possibly targeted incident.
Police confirmed that a man had died from injuries as a result of the shooting and that a woman was rushed to the hospital after being shot in the leg. She is reportedly expected to survive.
Other injured victims suffered chest pain and a broken arm, according to Ocala Police.
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They believe they have recovered the firearm that was used.
The suspected shooter, Albert J. Shell Jr., was reportedly wearing a face covering, a black hoodie, and black pants.
Police said the suspect fled after the shooting and remains at large.
Police are asking anyone with information as to Shell's whereabouts to call 352-656-6137 or to submit a tip anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 352-368-7867 or through **TIPS.
