Two people have died after a shooting at a shopping centre in the US. The shooting took place at Fairlane Town Center mall in Dearborn, Michigan, which had been busy ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend.

The video footage show people running in terror as gunshots could be heard while shutters where pulled down at stores. Emergency services rushed to the scene and police surrounded the mall located near Evergreen Road and Michigan Avenue at around 2pm. An officer from Dearborn Police has confirmed there were "three gunshot victims and two have passed away".

A person has died at the scene while another one succumbed to the injuries at the hospital. The officer said at the press conference: "Our investigation is at a preliminary stage, but it appears that this was not a random act of violence, it seems to have been between two parties who knew each other at the mall.

"A fight began to escalate leading to gunfire, it appears both parties had firearms. We have a number of them at the station and we are interviewing them."

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