The Associated Press: 1 charged, 3 others sought in Fla. mall shooting

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Police say one man is behind bars in connection with a shooting at a Florida shopping mall.

Police are looking for three other suspects in the shooting at the Lakeland Square mall, which sent one person to the hospital Tuesday. The victim, 18-year-old Andre Maurice Warner, is in stable condition.

Police say 18-year-old Ariel Scott is charged with attempted murder, shooting in an occupied dwelling and carrying a concealed firearm. He is due in court Thursday.

Reached by phone, his mother declined comment.

Shots were fired Tuesday afternoon inside the mall near the food court. Police have not determined a motive. Lakeland is about 40 miles west of Tampa.

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