• Daily Herald staff writers Madhu Krishnamurthy, Marni Pyke and Steve Zalusky contributed to this report. A 22-year-old man is in custody after he crashed his black SUV through an entrance and drove through Woodfield Mall Friday afternoon, sending customers and employees fleeing in fear for their lives. There were three medical transports, but all were for “very minor injuries,” according to police. "At first, everyone was calm, then a few people were upset. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer, Schaumburg and Cook County police at Woodfield Mall after an SUV was driven through Sears and into the mall Friday. Wolf said his department won't release additional information on the suspect until any charges are authorized by the Cook County state's attorney's office. Police soon confirmed no threat to students existed. "We were really scared," Hernandez said. It's so surreal. "We didn't know what was going on.". Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer, An SUV crashed through the entrance of Sears Friday afternoon at Woodfield Mall, then was driven inside the mall. Jesus Christ pic.twitter.com/fOfhtPkWvr, — ronin (@nipsfalloff) September 20, 2019. ", Wolf praised the first responders. He then ran out of the SUV and was caught by police. The investigation is ongoing. He opened the door and took the keys out of the ignition. “It was terrifying. Schaumburg High School Principal Tim Little sent a message to parents about 2:30 p.m. that administrators had received a report of a possible safety concern at Woodfield Mall and went into a soft lockdown. Elena Ferrarin | Staff Photographer, The front entrance of Sears at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg shows damage where an SUV was driven through Friday. It wasn't until I got into the parking lot and started getting calls from my family that I got emotional," she said. He was treated at the scene and refused medical transport. It sounded like gunshots,” said one shopper, who took shelter at the H&M store. Newsletter.
"Thank God he didn't reach it," she said of the children's area. There was a little train for children to ride moving through that area. SCHAUMBURG, Illinois -- One person is in custody after an SUV crashed into the Sears at Woodfield Mall in Schuamburg and then drove through the … ©2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
“It was very scary. Wolf said the plan is to let the mall open in the morning. Schaumburg police said the man drove into the entrance at the Sears store on the east side about 2:20 p.m. and proceeded through the common area before coming to a stop in the mall center court. Police said there was no indication the driver was angry or had any reason to target the mall, but he was walking in the mall before the incident.
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The mall was expected to remain closed Friday night.
Ronin Diedenhofen of Bartlett, who was making his first visit to Woodfield since last winter, was just about to take the elevator up in the same area and saw the same scene. My instinct right away kicked in to hide," Herrera said. A 22-year-old man is in custody after he crashed his black SUV through an entrance and drove through Woodfield Mall Friday afternoon, resulting in some minor injuries to … This has always been a place of peace, of fun," Mimms said.
"He had a thousand-yard stare. He drove over a kiosk and then hit the Forever 21. Three people were taken to the hospital for medical issues that were not life-threatening and injuries that were not a result of the vehicle hitting anyone, police said. An SUV was driven through the front of Sears and into the mall. A Schaumburg police officer at the Sears entrance to Woodfield Mall where a man in an SUV drove through the front of Sears and into the mall Friday. "I've always thought of Woodfield Mall as a place I can bring anybody for a good time. While many of the mall's entrances have barriers that would block a car from coming through, none are directly in front of the lower-level, east-side Sears entrance. Liset Alvarez and her husband, Raul Cardenas, of Jalisco, Mexico find comfort with their 6-year-old daughter, Andrea, and 10-month-old son, Ian, after witnessing a man drive through Woodfield Mall Friday just hours after their arrival for a visit to Alvarez's cousin in Schaumburg. They went right past our store," Mackey said.
Schaumburg fire personnel and other agencies treated four others on scene, all of whom declined transport to the hospital. The mall was still closed Friday night but was expected to reopen Saturday morning. The employees assured her the glass windows and doors were bulletproof. He drove through Sears & damaged several other stores including Forever 21 & Hollister. "I started to freak out, but I tried to stay composed for my kids.". Employees locked the doors and reassured clients. The driver of an SUV that rolled through the front of Sears and then through Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg is led away by police Friday afternoon.
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