LEXINGTON, Ky. — Three people were shot Sunday inside a Kentucky mall, police said.

The Lexington Police Department said in a post on social media that the shooting occurred around 4 p.m. outside of a store at the Fayette Mall. Police said later that the shooting did not appear to be random.

“It appears from the information that we’ve gathered thus far that the persons involved knew each other,” Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers told reporters. “We know at least the intended target may have known the suspect.”

The shooting happened around 4 p.m. inside #FayetteMall, outside the Bath & Body Works store.

Three people were shot. We do not have an update on their conditions at this time.

This does not appear to be a random shooting. Our investigation is ongoing.

— Lexington Police (@lexkypolice) August 23, 2020

Three people were taken to a hospital, Weathers said. Their conditions were not immediately released. He did not offer further details on the shooter.

Officers evacuated the mall and checked each store. Police said the investigation was ongoing.

Alicia Spurlock told the Lexington Herald-Leader that she and her daughter had just left a store inside the mall when they heard multiple gunshots.

“It took me a minute to register what that was,” Spurlock said. “Everybody just started running.”

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