2 wounded in Black Friday shooting at mall in Little Rock, Arkansas
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Two people were wounded in a shooting at an Arkansas mall on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, authorities said.
Little Rock police in a news release called the shooting, which occurred at 1:44 p.m. local time at Park Plaza, an isolated incident rather than an active shooter situation. Police said that it was believed to have started as a "disturbance between two individuals, which escalated into gunfire."
Both victims are expected to make full recoveries, police said. No arrests were immediately announced.
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