Surveillance video shows suspected shoplifters point gun in metro Atlanta mall

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Police are searching for three men they say shoplifted at Perimeter Mall on Christmas Eve and pointed a gun at an employee.

The incident happened around 12:40 p.m. at the Macy’s department store, police said. When a loss prevention officer confronted three men suspected of shoplifting, one pointed a gun at him.

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Security camera footage shows the confrontation and the man waving a gun.

All three men ran from the store and into the parking lot. The officer didn’t see what kind of vehicle the suspects may have left in.

It’s just one in a string of violent incidents recently at metro Atlanta malls. Police swarmed Perimeter Mall just days later after a robbery sparked panic and reports of an active shooter. Police determined no shots had been fired and that the suspects knew each other.

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