Galleria Mall Fight Ends in Shooting, Mayor Says No Ongoing Threat

WHO:

WVTM - Hoover Mayor Nick Derzis said the shooting followed a fight in the food court.

WVTM - Hoover Police Chief Clay Morris said the victim and suspect knew one another and fought before the shooting.

WBRC - A man was shot in the arm, treated at a hospital, and released.

WBMA - Hoover Police Chief Clay Morris said the victim was treated and released; Capt. Daniel Low was the department’s public information officer.

WBRC - The mall’s owners thanked Hoover police and its security team, and said additional security would be present, including Hoover Police Department officers.

WVTM - Police said they had not announced whether any suspects had been arrested.

WBMA - No suspect had been publicly identified at the police briefing.

WHAT:

WVTM - One person was shot in the arm and sustained non-life-threatening injuries; police said there was “no longer an active threat.”

WBRC - Police said the shooting “was not a random act of violence”; early evidence indicated the suspect and victim knew each other.

WBMA - Morris said, “This is not a random act of violence.” Police were gathering leads to identify and apprehend those responsible.

WVTM - Police said, “Every resource at the disposal of the Hoover Police Department is currently deployed to find those responsible and hold them accountable,” and said detectives had leads.

WBRC - The mall resumed normal operations; its owners said there was no threat to the shopping-center community.

WVTM - The mall reopened at 1:30 p.m. and the food court at 3:30 p.m.

WBRC - Parts of the mall near the food court remained closed for about two hours; a store manager said the mall lockdown lasted just over an hour.

WBMA - Police said parts of the mall near the food court were expected to remain closed for about two hours; the mall was open and operational.

WVTM - A caller said she was locked in a Macy’s dressing room while employees announced a lockdown and an “active shooter.”

WBRC - The city called the incident the first major incident at the Galleria in more than five years and the first non-fatal shooting in Hoover that year.

WVTM - Police described it as the first incident at the mall in more than five years and Hoover’s first non-fatal shooting that year.

WBMA - Police said Friday’s shooting was the mall’s first major incident in more than five years and did not indicate a connection to earlier cases.

WBRC - The Galleria had four shootings over the preceding eight years, three deadly.

WBMA - Earlier Galleria shootings included the 2018 Thanksgiving-night incident, the 2019 killing of Zachariah Taylor Music, and the 2020 killing of Royta De’Marco Giles Jr.

WBMA - In 2018, gunfire wounded an 18-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl; officer David Alexander fatally shot 21-year-old Emantic “E.J.” Bradford Jr. Police later said evidence indicated Bradford likely did not fire the rounds that wounded the 18-year-old. The case prompted protests and federal litigation by Bradford’s family.

WBRC - In 2018, a fight near Footaction and JCPenney led to a shooting that killed one person and injured two others.

WBMA - In June 2019, 20-year-old UAB student Zachariah Taylor Music was shot and killed inside a vehicle on the fifth level of the north parking deck; Xavier Marqice Thompson was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

WBRC - Zachariah Taylor Music was shot and killed in the mall’s parking deck in 2019.

WBMA - On July 3, 2020, gunfire near the food court killed 8-year-old Royta De’Marco Giles Jr. and injured three others; Montez Coleman, King Gary Williams, and Demetrius Jackson were charged and later sentenced.

WBRC - Royta Giles was shot and killed while standing with his mother in 2020.

WHERE:

WVTM - The shooting occurred in the food court area of Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, Alabama.

WBRC - Police responded to the food court area; the mall is in Hoover, Alabama.

WBMA - The shooting took place at Riverchase Galleria’s food court.

WVTM - A caller said she was in a Macy’s dressing room during the lockdown.

WHEN:

WVTM - Police responded to the shots-fired call at 11:57 a.m.; the mall reopened at 1:30 p.m. and the food court at 3:30 p.m.

WBRC - Police responded just before 12 p.m.; food-court-area closures lasted about two hours.

WBMA - Police responded at about 11:57 a.m.; the briefing occurred while investigators were gathering information.

WBRC - The mall planned additional security throughout the weekend.

WVTM - The article described earlier incidents in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

WBMA - Earlier incidents occurred on Thanksgiving night in 2018, in June 2019, and on July 3, 2020.

WHY:

WVTM - Police said the shooting followed a fight between people who knew one another.

WBRC - Early evidence indicated the suspect and victim knew each other and fought before the shooting.

WBMA - Morris said the victim and suspect knew each other and fought before the shooting.

HOW:

WVTM - Police responded after a shots-fired call; a witness video showed the fight and shooting, and another video appeared to show police taking a person into custody.

WBRC - A witness recorded the fight and shooting; officers swept through the mall, according to a store manager.

WBMA - Investigators gathered leads and planned to identify and apprehend those responsible; police declined questions at the briefing.

WVTM - Tips could be sent to Sgt. Jerry Edwards at 205-739-7440 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.

WBRC - Tips could be sent to 205-739-7440 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.

WBMA - Tips could be sent to Sgt. Jerry Edwards at 205-739-7440 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.

(UPDATED October 31, 2026 16:01 UTC)

A man was shot in the arm after a fight at Hoover’s Riverchase Galleria food court. Police say the victim and suspect knew each other; the victim was treated and released. The mall reopened, while investigators pursued leads and additional security was planned.