Multiple law enforcement agencies were dispatched to the Arnot Mall in Horseheads for the report of an active shooter.
State police say that on Saturday, May 28 around 4:15 p.m. law enforcement responded to the mall for report of a possible active shooter.
Communities across the U.S. have been on high-alert since two mass shootings. One at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The other at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York.
Troopers responded at it was determined that there were no reports of shots fired or any victims.
Further investigation revealed that there was no credible threat.
The mall is under lockdown while the State Police, Chemung County Sheriff’s Department, and the Horseheads Police Department are still on scene clearing the mall.
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