Updated Jul 3, 2022 - World

At least 3 killed in shooting at Copenhagen shopping mall

Ivana Saric

People are seen running during the evacuation of the Fields shopping center in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 3. Photo: Olafur Steinar Gestsson/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

At least three people were killed and several others injured in a shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall Sunday, Danish police said.

State of play: Police arrested a 22-year-old Danish man in connection with the shooting at Field’s mall. "Our preliminary investigation continues to indicate that the perpetrator acted on his own," police inspector Søren Thomassen said in a statement.

"We are in the process of a massive and very extensive investigation, which will continue throughout the night and in the coming days," Thomassen added.

The big picture: Field's is the largest shopping center in Denmark, per the New York Times.

Singer Harry Styles was scheduled to hold at a concert Sunday evening at a venue less than a mile away from the mall, but the performance was cancelled, AP reported.
"My team and I pray for everyone involved in the Copenhagen shopping mall shooting," Styles wrote on Snapchat per the AP. "I am shocked."

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional details throughout.

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