A shooting at a mall <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/florida" target="_blank">in Florida</a> has left multiple people injured, police said on Saturday.

The Ocala Police Department wrote in a post on X that several people were injured in a shooting at the Paddock Mall on Saturday afternoon.

<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" target="_blank">Police said</a> the suspect appears to have fled the mall, adding that it was evacuated.

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<div class="m"><picture> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/12/1200/675/Untitled-design-1253.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="Police at a mall shooting on Saturday" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>The Ocala Police Department wrote in a post on X that several people were injured in a shooting at the Paddock Mall on Saturday afternoon.</span> <span>(Ocala Police Department)</span></p></div></div>

People were encouraged to avoid the area while police respond to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime" target="_blank">the shooting</a>.

<div class="author-bio"><p>Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to <a href="mailto:Adam.Sabes@fox.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam.Sabes@fox.com</a> and on Twitter @asabes10.</p></div>

Several people were injured in a shooting at a mall in Florida on Saturday afternoon, the Ocala Police Department said in a post on social media.{ai:summary}<p>#crime Multiple people injured in a shooting at a Florida mall; suspect at large. Mall evacuated, police responding.</p>

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