Oak Brook police said there was an isolated shooting at Oakbrook Mall on Wednesday afternoon and that there is no current active threat. The report came as police said all parties involved are in custody or accounted for, and officers will keep a heavy presence at the mall and surrounding area Wednesday.
Oakbrook Center on Wednesday
Police posted on Facebook at 12:40 p.m. that there was an isolated shooting at Oakbrook Center in the west suburbs. That was the first public notice tied to the scene, and it set the response in motion at a busy shopping location that afternoon.
By Wednesday afternoon, Oak Brook police said there had been a shooting at Oakbrook Center and repeated that there was no current active threat. That meant people inside or near the mall were not facing an open threat, even as police remained visible across the property.
Oak Brook police response
Police said all parties involved are in custody or accounted for. That is the main reason the department could say the threat was not active while still keeping officers on site.
Police did not immediately provide any additional information about any possible injuries. For anyone at Oakbrook Center, the practical result is a continuing police presence Wednesday while investigators sort out what happened and who was involved.
Oakbrook Mall on Wednesday
The heavy police presence at the mall and surrounding area is the clearest change for shoppers and workers on Wednesday. Police have already said the shooting was isolated, but they have not yet released more detail about injuries or what led to the incident.
What remains open is the basic sequence behind the shooting itself. Oak Brook police have said enough to rule out a current active threat, but not enough yet to explain how the incident began or whether anyone was hurt.
