Editing Mall of America (section)

=== Notable criminal incidents ===
====2019 murder attempt====
{{Main|2019 Mall of America murder attempt}}
On April 12, 2019, a five-year-old boy was thrown from the third-story balcony by 24-year-old Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda of Minneapolis, outside the [[Rainforest Cafe]], and landed near the [[Michael Kors]] store. The boy was in the hospital for over five months, but eventually recovered. Aranda was sentenced to 19 years in prison in June of that year with the possibility for parole after 12 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2019/06/03/man-who-tossed-5-year-old-from-mall-of-america-balcony-gets-19-years/|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|title=Man who tossed 5-year-old from Mall of America balcony gets 19 years|author=Jaeger, Max|date=June 3, 2019|access-date=July 19, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604074137/https://nypost.com/2019/06/03/man-who-tossed-5-year-old-from-mall-of-america-balcony-gets-19-years/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1= Amanda|last1= Woods|access-date=2022-06-18|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|title=Landen Hoffman, boy thrown from Mall of America balcony, is home from hospital|url=https://nypost.com/2019/09/04/landen-hoffman-is-home-from-hospital-after-being-thrown-from-mall-of-america-balcony/|date=September 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2019/06/03/mall-america-attacker-gets-19-years-prison/1329061001/|title=Mall of America attacker gets 19 years in prison|work=Associated Press|agency=St. Cloud Times|date=June 3, 2019|accessdate=October 23, 2024}}</ref>

====2021 shooting====
On December 31, 2021, a single gunshot was fired on the north side of the third floor of the mall. A patrolling Bloomington Police Department officer who heard the shot immediately notified mall security, who activated the mall's lockdown alarm. Responding officers found a man who had been shot in the leg when they arrived at the scene and later another injured person was found who appeared to have been grazed by the bullet. The first victim was transported to the hospital while the second was treated on the scene by paramedics and released. According to a statement by Deputy Chief Kim Clausen, she recommended that there was an "altercation" between two men that resulted in one shooting the other. After a thorough search of the mall by police and security officers, the lockdown was lifted approximately 40 minutes after it started and the mall closed for the rest of the day shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kstp.com/news/two-people-injured-after-shooting-friday-at-mall-of-america-new-years-eve/6346741/|title=2 injured after shooting at Mall of America; police say mall secured, investigation ongoing|date=December 31, 2021|access-date=January 1, 2022}}</ref>

On January 3, 2022, an 18-year-old [[Roseville, Minnesota|Roseville]] man was identified as they left the scene of the shooting with the shooter was arrested for aiding and abetting first-degree assault,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/suspect-arrested-in-connection-with-mall-of-america-shooting/|title=Teenager arrested in connection with Mall of America shooting|date=January 3, 2022|access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref> and on January 4, police arrested the suspect on assault charges and in a subsequent search of the house found a gun.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/mall-of-america-shooting-gunman-arrested-gun-recovered/|title=Mall of America shooting: Police arrest gunman, recover firearm|date=January 4, 2022|access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref> In March, 2022, the man, Kahlil Wiley, pleaded guilty to one count of second degree assault with a dangerous weapon and was sentenced to three years and nine months. The second assault charge against him was previously dismissed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/man-sentenced-to-nearly-4-years-in-new-years-eve-mall-of-america-shooting/|title= 
Man sentenced to nearly 4 years in New Year's Eve Mall of America shooting|last=Omastiak|first=Rebecca|agency=KSTP-TV|date=March 22, 2024|accessdate=October 23, 2024}}</ref>

====August 2022 shooting====
On August 4, 2022, the mall was put under lockdown after two men fired gunshots during an altercation at the [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] store, then fled.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarlsohn |first=Hannah |date=August 4, 2022 |title=Mall of America will remain closed after lockdown lifted |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/04/us/mall-of-america-active-incident/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805010136/https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/04/us/mall-of-america-active-incident/index.html |archive-date=2022-08-05 |access-date=2022-08-04 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> Two-time [[NASCAR Cup Series]] champion [[Kyle Busch]] was in the mall with his family at the time; they were unharmed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2022 |title=NASCAR's Ky. Busch, family escape mall shooting |url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/34349220/nascar-driver-kyle-busch-family-escape-shooting-mall-america-minnesota |access-date=2022-08-06 |publisher=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> The two alleged shooters were apprehended a week later in Chicago. They were detained shortly after stepping out of a barbershop. Three people were also arrested for allegedly aiding the shooters as they fled the scene and hid from authorities at a nearby [[Best Western]] hotel. Two of the suspects originated from Minneapolis, while the other three originated from [[Burnsville, Minnesota|Burnsville]], all between the ages of 21 and 23.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 11, 2022 |title=Men wanted in Mall of America shooting arrested in Chicago area |publisher=[[KMSP-TV]] |url=https://www.fox9.com/news/men-wanted-in-mall-of-america-shooting-arrested-in-chicago-area |access-date=2022-08-11}}</ref>

====December 2022 fatal shooting====
On December 23, 2022, the mall was placed under lockdown after a "long-standing feud" led to the fatal shooting of a 19-year old male inside the [[Nordstrom]] department store.<ref name="Furst">{{Cite news |last=Furst |first=Randy |date=2022-12-24 |title=One dead in shooting at Mall of America |work=[[Star Tribune]] |url=https://www.startribune.com/bloomington-police-confirm-shooting-at-mall-of-america/600238426/ |access-date=2022-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Reeve | first = Richard | date = December 25, 2022 | title = Man recalls when he heard shots fired inside Mall of America, police arrest 5 suspects | url = https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/prosecutors-decline-charges-against-deputies-who-fatally-shot-otsego-man/?cat=5 | work = KSTP}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Olson S | first = Rochelle | date = December 25, 2022 | title = Mall of America shooting victim identified as Johntae Hudson of St. Paul | url = https://www.startribune.com/mall-of-america-shooting-victim-identified-as-johntae-hudson-of-st-paul/600238636/ | work = Star Tribune}}</ref> A bullet grazed a bystander's clothing resulting in only minor injuries.<ref name="Furst"/> Two teenagers, TaeShawn Adams-Wright and Lavon Longstreet, were later convicted of second degree-murder and second-degree assault for the shooting. Both were sentenced in 2024 to 30 years and seven months in prison.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/second-defendant-sentenced-mall-of-america-shooting/89-d54a138d-b141-4dce-b8b3-3fe78ce61dd4|title=Second man sentenced to 30 years in deadly Mall of America shooting|last=Griswold|first=David|agency=KARE|date=June 10, 2024|accessdate=October 23, 2024}}</ref>