Law enforcement officials say three people were shot and two are dead after a shooting at a mall near Detroit, Michigan Friday afternoon.
The closure comes after years of slowing business, and just months ago, the San Francisco mall was sold at a foreclosure auction, and the new owners ended the remaining tenant leases. Meanwhile, a social media post calling for an impromptu celebration at the mall on Sunday is catching on.
The final days are here for the once bustling San Francisco Centre Mall. It will officially shut down next week. It first opened in 1988. It once housed Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Cinemark theater, and countless stores.
According to those here, one way that accountability should come is through the complete implementation of California's Proposition 36- a law that increases penalties for certain drug crimes and thefts.
Right in the middle of a busy shopping day, three men with ski masks and hammers entered Macy's. They smashed cases in an attempt to steal expensive watches and stole the sense of security for shoppers as well.
"Three-to-five years in a juvenile facility does not reflect the seriousness, the violence and the dangerousness of this shooter's conduct," Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen said. "Let's face it - we were inches away from a murder and a few feet away from a mass murder."