A shooting at the Arundel Mills mall on Saturday ended with three people arrested, and several — including a police officer — suffering injuries in a pursuit.

Police were called around 5 p.m. to the Arundel Mills mall in Hanover, where they found a man in the vestibule near a Burlington store who had been assaulted by several individuals.

Justin Mulcahy, a spokesperson with the Anne Arundel County Police Department, said at a news conference that the man was leaving the store when he was approached by the individuals.

During the altercation, the man drew a handgun, and the struggle over the weapon led to one of the suspects being shot in the wrist. The suspects later fled the mall in a black Nissan Altima.

Police pursued the vehicle through the Glen Burnie area, with the Nissan Altima later being crashed in Baltimore County, on Interstate 695.

Although the suspects bailed the car and fled on foot, Anne Arundel and Baltimore County police located and took three into custody.

All three people apprehended after the crash suffered injuries, including a person who was shot in the wrist. Mulcahy said two individuals had suffered non-life-threatening injuries from the car crash.

An Anne Arundel County police officer involved in the police pursuit also suffered non-life threatening injuries from the car crash. He was being treated at an area hospital, Mulcahy said.

“The motive for this encounter remains unknown,” Mulcahy said. “The relationship, if any, between these individuals is also unknown.”

The mall has been reopened, and the investigation is ongoing.

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