Overview

• Des Peres police say no shots were fired Saturday afternoon at West County Center and no injuries were reported.
• The mall went into lockdown around 2:30 p.m. after initial reports of shots fired that were determined within an hour to be unfounded.
• A preliminary review of surveillance video and witness statements found a disturbance between individuals during which a chair was thrown.
• Officers followed protocol by securing the building and releasing people store by store after the situation was assessed.
• Police noted unconfirmed reports of a truck backfiring in the I-270 garage that may have caused confusion, and the identified victim declined to press charges.