A man was shot and killed inside of a Target store in Downtown, Brooklyn on Wednesday night.


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The 25-year-old victim was shot in the chest on the second floor of City Point Mall at about 11:35 p.m., cops said. He was rushed to Brooklyn Hospital Center where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities arrested a 27-year-old man on the scene, however, they’re unsure if he’s even the shooter. However, charges against him were pending early Tuesday morning.

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An eyewitness explained the chaos that erupted after shoppers heard a gun shot. “One shot. Just sounded like ‘pow,’” said a mall security guard who did not want to be named. “Then all the Target employees, everyone on the [second floor] just started running.”

No one else was injured in the incident, as per police reports.