Columbia, Jul 28 (AP) One person was killed in a shooting inside a shopping mall in a suburb of Baltimore and Washington on Saturday, police said.

Authorities received a call after gunfire in the food court area of the mall in Columbia, Maryland, at about 6:10 pm. Officers found a male victim who was fatally shot, Howard County police said.

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Police determined that those involved in the shooting fled the mall, and detectives believe the victim was targeted.

Authorities say the investigation is ongoing.

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The mall also was the scene of a shooting in January 2014, when three people died after a man with a shotgun killed two people and then himself. (AP)

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