MCALLEN, Texas (FOX NEWS) — An incident initially thought to be an active shooter situation was subsequently described by authorities as a robbery attempt at a jewelry store at the La Plaza Mall in McAllen, Texas.
The city of McAllen tweeted a statement from Police Chief Victor Rodriguez stating: “We are investigating a robbery attempt at a jewelry store at La Plaza Mall. All known suspects are in custody. No injuries involved. Reports of shots fired are attributed to to smashing glass cases.”
City of McAllen, TX@CityofMcAllenStatement from Chief Rodriguez:
We are investigating a robbery attempt at a jewelry store @LaPlazaMall. All known suspects are in custody. No injuries involved.
Reports of shots fired are attributed to smashing glass cases. #StayInformed
The office later wrote that police said the incident “was a robbery attempt.”
Fox News’ Madeleine Rivera was on the scene and reported people leaving the mall with many shoppers outside wandering in the parking lot. There were no confirmation of shots fired.
The mall is one of the primary shopping centers in the Rio Grande Valley.
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez on Twitter thanked the city’s police department and it’s chief “for their rapid response” to the incident, which he added had “no fatalities” and “no injuries.”
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
✔@RepGonzalez
I would like to thank the @CityofMcAllen Police Department and Chief Rodriguez for their rapid response to assess and defuse the situation at @LaPlazaMall. No fatalities. No injuries. Because of their work, residents of #TX15 and the #RGV remain safe and secure.
Fox News’ Elizabeth Zwirz contributed to this report.
