Originally published December 24, 2008 at 10:30 AM | Page modified December 24, 2008 at 10:50 AM
PrintN.C. store emptied after bullet fired ... by escalator
Christmas shoppers were evacuated from a North Carolina store after a customer dropped several bullets onto a moving escalator and a round went off.
Christmas shoppers were evacuated from a North Carolina store after a customer dropped several bullets onto a moving escalator and a round went off.
The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday that a customer accidentally dropped the .22-caliber bullets on the escalator at Dick's Sporting Goods at Northlake Mall in Charlotte.
Police spokesman Bob Fey said the customer had just bought a box of bullets Tuesday and dropped them on the moving stairs. He said the back of one bullet was compressed by the escalator and fired.
No one was hurt. Northlake Mall general manager Phil Morosco said the store reopened after police checked the escalator to make sure no more bullets were lodged.
Holiday shopping was delayed about an hour.
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