Despite panic, no evidence of shooting at movie theatre
Sep 14, 2019 | 8:09 PM
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ARLINGTON, Va. — Authorities in northern Virginia say they have found no evidence that a shooting occurred at a movie theatre that is part of a popular mall.
Reports of a shooting had prompted panic and a large police presence Saturday night. But the Arlington County Police Department later tweeted that authorities had completed a preliminary search of the theatre at the Ballston Quarter mall in Arlington without finding any victims or evidence that a shooting took place.
As fears over the possibility of a shooting dissipated, many continued to eat and drink inside restaurants and bars in the area.
Police say everyone who had been sheltering in place inside the movie theatre has been evacuated.
