ARLINGTON, Va. – Police in northern Virginia say that a person has been shot and wounded at a popular shopping mall near the Pentagon.

UPDATE: At approx. 1:43 pm police were dispatched to the report of shots fired. Prelim. Investigation indicates that a struggle ensued between 2 subjects, in which a firearm was brandished and one subject shot. 1 Subject transported to an area hospital w/ life threatening injury

— ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) July 1, 2019

The Arlington County Police Department said in a statement Monday on Twitter that the shooting occurred on 800 block of Army Navy Drive. That’s where a mall known as the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City is located.

Police said one person has life-threatening injuries. The person was being treated by medics. Police are on the scene.

News outlets reported that the shooting happened in a parking garage at the mall.

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