Confetti mistaken for gunfire causes chaos, injuries at Oklahoma mall

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City police mentioned confetti that was mistaken for gunfire triggered chaos and panic at the Quail Springs Mall Saturday. 

“Several ran from the mall & injuries were reported as a result,” police tweeted Saturday night. “Officers arrived & confirmed there WEREN’T any gunshots fired.”

Some Twitter customers erroneously reported that there was an energetic shooter within the space.

It’s not the primary energetic shooter false alarm in latest weeks. 

In Las Vegas, the specter of gunfire at the MGM Grand despatched the crowded on line casino into pandemonium over a panic that began with a shattered glass door.

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As gamblers fled for the exits at the MGM and others ducked behind overturned card tables, skilled poker participant Daniel Negreanu was trampled in what he referred to as a tragic reflection of an anxious America gripped by gun violence.

“On the surface, other people would look at it and think it was an overreaction,” Negreanu mentioned. “But it’s warranted … because we live in a state of fear now.”

Fear of shooters has left extra folks on edge and the shootings — or panic over the worry of them — have been simply the most recent to hit America in 2022 after a college, church, grocery retailer and a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois, all change into homicide scenes in latest months.

In addition, authorities launched a damning report that criticized all ranges of legislation enforcement — together with inaction by tons of of federal, state and native officers — for a chaotic and feckless response on May 24 to a gunman who killed 19 college students and two lecturers inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. This story was reported from Los Angeles.