3 in custody after shot fired during struggle at Arundel Mills

A gunshot was fired during a struggle Saturday inside Arundel Mills Mall, and three assailants are in custody after a police pursuit into Baltimore County, police said.Anne Arundel County police spokesman Justin Mulcahy said officers were called around 5 p.m. for a gunshot fired during a fight at the mall.Mulcahy said a man was leaving the Burlington Coat Factory store when three people approached and assaulted him. It was not immediately known whether the victim and assailants knew each other.Police said the victim pulled out a gun, a struggle ensued and the weapon discharged. One of the assailants was struck in a wrist.The assailants fled in a black Nissan Altima that was tracked by the police Real-Time Information Center on Interstate 97 in the Glen Burnie area, Mulcahy said. Officers pursued the vehicle onto the Beltway before it ultimately exited and crashed in Baltimore County and the assailants ran off, police said.Aided by aerial units, officers tracked down all three assailants, two of whom suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash.Mulcahy said an officer was also injured in a crash during the pursuit. Police said there was no active threat inside the mall, which remained open.An investigation continues.This developing report will be updated.

HANOVER, Md. —

A gunshot was fired during a struggle Saturday inside Arundel Mills Mall, and three assailants are in custody after a police pursuit into Baltimore County, police said.

Anne Arundel County police spokesman Justin Mulcahy said officers were called around 5 p.m. for a gunshot fired during a fight at the mall.

Mulcahy said a man was leaving the Burlington Coat Factory store when three people approached and assaulted him. It was not immediately known whether the victim and assailants knew each other.

Police said the victim pulled out a gun, a struggle ensued and the weapon discharged. One of the assailants was struck in a wrist.

The assailants fled in a black Nissan Altima that was tracked by the police Real-Time Information Center on Interstate 97 in the Glen Burnie area, Mulcahy said. Officers pursued the vehicle onto the Beltway before it ultimately exited and crashed in Baltimore County and the assailants ran off, police said.

Aided by aerial units, officers tracked down all three assailants, two of whom suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash.

Mulcahy said an officer was also injured in a crash during the pursuit.

Police said there was no active threat inside the mall, which remained open.

An investigation continues.

This developing report will be updated.