There's a Shooting, We Have to Get Out': Two Dead, One Injured in Florida Mall Shooting (UPDATE)

UPDATE: Two people have died in connection with a mall shooting in central Florida.

Police say the first person who died in Saturday's Melbourne, Florida, mall shooting was the gunman, who turned his firearm on himself after opening fire in the mall's food court, WESH-TV reported.

CNN reported Saturday afternoon that a second person, one of the shooting victims, had died after being hospitalized.

Another victim is in stable condition in a local hospital, authorities said.

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A shooting in a Melbourne, Florida, mall left 1 person dead and at least 2 people injured Saturday morning.

BREAKING: Melbourne Police say 1 person dead, 2 injured after shooting at a central Florida mall.

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 17, 2015

The first shots were fired around 9:30 a.m. in the Melbourne Square Mall, according to local news reports.

People in the mall reported hearing a quick succession of as many as six shots, WTVJ-TV reported.

"There's a shooting, we have to get out," mall employee Jeff Gross recalled a co-worker yelling as the chaos erupted.

Melbourne police reported containing the shooter shortly after the initial reports of shots fired.

Shooter is contained; Ofcs are clearing the mall store by store

— Melbourne Police (@MelbournePolice) January 17, 2015

News of the shooting prompted an outpouring of prayers online.

Woke up to the news of a shooting at Melbourne Square Mall. That's my home. i've been going there since i was 5. Praying people are okay.

— jamie tworkowski (@jamietworkowski) January 17, 2015

Only the craziest things happen in Melbourne.. hope everyone in the Melbourne mall are okay. Prayers to all who were injured

— Kara Houston (@HoustonKara) January 17, 2015

Heard there was a shooting in the Melbourne Mall this morning, praying everyone's ok. Scary stuff

— Cade Green (@cadeg2) January 17, 2015

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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