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Suspect arrested after reported shooting inside Town East Mall

Police say the victim is in stable condition and that there is no indication this was an active shooter incident.

MESQUITE, Texas — A suspect is in custody after a reported shooting Saturday evening inside Town East Mall in Mesquite which left one person injured. 

Mesquite police said officers were dispatched to the mall at about 6:46 p.m. and quickly found and arrested the suspect, 39-year-old Zettie Minter from Dallas. 

Minter was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. 

Police said several 911 callers reported hearing gunfire in the lower level of the mall by the I-635 entrance, which is where officers found the suspect. 

One victim had been shot, police said, and was taken to a local hospital in stable condition. 

The suspect and the victim knew each other, police said, and the shooting resulted from an altercation between the two inside a store in the mall. 

There is no indication there was an active shooter incident, police said. 

The I-635 doors of the mall will be closed until further notice to investigate the shooting, police said, but the rest of the mall remains open.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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