The Great Mall in Milpitas was placed on lockdown late Friday after police responded to a reported shooting inside of a Burlington Coat Factory store.
Police said they received a report at about 5:30 p.m. of a fight where someone pulled out a knife. A shooting was then reported shortly after, according to police.
The incident drew a large law enforcement presence and officers checked businesses and found no indication a shooting took place, police said.
But due to conflicting information, police conducted a search of the entire mall out of an abundance of caution. Employees and shoppers who were ordered to sheltering in place during the initial police response were escorted out by officers as they cleared the mall.
The California Highway Patrol, Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office and San Jose Police Department assisted Milpitas police in canvassing the mall.
Police have yet to hear or locate any victims from the initial call.
VTA officials late Friday also said light rail service would not stop at the Great Mall station due to the police activity.
