Police in California evacuated a shopping mall on Friday (November 28, 2025), one of the busiest shopping days of the year, after a shooting left two people with gunshot wounds.
The shooting was an isolated incident, the San Jose Police Department said on the social platform X.
Officers evacuated and cleared Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara to confirm there was no threat to public safety.
The wounded were taken to a hospital, police said.
San Jose and Santa Clara are neighbouring cities about 80 kilometres south of San Francisco.
The day after Thanksgiving, known in the retail industry as “Black Friday,” marks the official start of the holiday shopping season in the US and is the biggest shopping day of the year.
Published – November 29, 2025 10:34 am IST
