""This teenager turned Valley Fair Mall into a war zone," Rosen said in a statement. "Six bullets hit three people, shut down the city's largest mall and sent fear through our community. We are filing the most serious charges and asking that they be heard in adult court, where the consequences reflect the recklessness and danger of fighting a senseless gang war inside a mall crowded with holiday shoppers.""
"Rosen provided more details about the Nov. 28 shooting, which sent hundreds of panicked shoppers running for cover, and shutting down the mall until noon the next day. He said that at 5:35pm, Nov. 28, "the suspect was walking with a group on the second floor of the city's largest mall." "He pulled a semi-automatic handgun and fired six shots toward a 28-year-old man who was standing outside of a clothing store," Rosen said in a press release."
Santa Clara County charged a 17-year-old with attempted murder and assault with a semi-automatic firearm for shooting three people at Westfield Valley Fair Mall on Nov. 28. The suspect fired six times, striking a perceived gang rival in the chest and hitting two young women; all three survived. The mall shut down until noon the next day as hundreds of shoppers fled. The District Attorney's Office is seeking to transfer the case to adult court. A juvenile judge kept the suspect in custody pending a Dec. 12 hearing. Free counseling and drop-in victim services were offered.
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