What happened at Boca Raton Town Center Mall? Cops share update after shooting fears

Reports claimed that a shooting had taken place at the Boca Raton Town Center Mall on Saturday, November 29, but cops said it was just an altercation.

Updated on: Nov 30, 2025, 02:11:03 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Boca Raton police confirmed to local media that no shooting had taken place at the Town Center Mall but there was an altercation. Reports of a shooting came from the Boca Raton Town Center Mall on Saturday, November 29. As per reports from those claiming to be at the mall, there was a gunshot and people then ran for safety. The mall is located at 6000 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, in Florida.

Cops dispelled fears of a shooting at Boca Raton Town Center Mall. (X/@BocaDev)

“Shooting at the Boca Raton Mall where my niece works please pray,” one person on Facebook said. On X a person said, “Gun shot at Boca raton Mall people are rerunning in all directions.” Another added, “Town center at boca raton. Just ran out of the mall after people were screaming about gunshots.” Yet another added, “There was a shooting at #towncentermall in Boca.”

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Boca News Now, a local media outlet, reported that ‘an incident’ was unfolding at the mall. They informed that Boca Raton Police and Boca Raton Fire Rescue were at the scene. One person was reportedly injured in an altercation, as per the outlet. They further reported that there's no reason to believe there's an active threat to people inside the mall at this time.

One person shared a video of people running outside, amid reports of a shooting having taken place. “Therapy had me calm… the mall had me running. Grateful to be safe and praying everyone else is too,” they wrote on Facebook.

Reactions to reports of shooting at Boca Raton mall

Amid fears of a shooting having taken place at the Boca Raton mall, several people expressed concern.

One person commented on Facebook, “Praying.” Another added, “Praying for the safety of your niece and that no one is seriously injured.” Yet another person joined in, saying “Prayers.”

Guns are not allowed inside the Town Center at Boca Raton mall, as property owners Simon Property Group has a clearly stated ‘no weapons’ policy.

The Boca News Mall report comes a day after the shooting at the Westfield Valley Fair Mall, in San Jose, which left three injured.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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