TONIGHT
TONIGHT WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE LIVES TAKEN AT THE 4@TANGER OUTLETS DURING A
DEADLY SHOOTING... BUT NOTHING
MORE ON THE MOTIVE. TWO
PEOPLE DIED. ANOTHER
PERSON WAS HURT.
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PEOPLE DIED. ANOTHER PERSON WAS HURT. @
PEOPLE DIED. ANOTHER PERSON WAS HURT. IT ALL STARTED WHEN
POLICE SAY LEON JONES OPENED
FIRE OUTSIDE THE COACH OUTLET
IN SEVIERVILLE YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
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IN SEVIERVILLE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. @
IN SEVIERVILLE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. POLICE SAY JONES KILLED A
WOMAN. AND HURT A MAN.
BEFORE TURNING THE GUN ON
HIMSELF.4@ WE'VE NOW LEARNE
WOMAN. AND HURT A MAN. BEFORE TURNING THE GUN ON HIMSELF.4@ WE'VE NOW LEARNE@
THAT WOMAN -- 24 YEAR OLD
OLIVIA CUNNINGHAM -- WAS
VISITING FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
THE MAN WAS FROM
MASSACHUSETTS.4@ HE IS NOW
OUT OF THE HOSPITAL
POLICE SAY JONES WAS FROM
SEVIERVILLE AND NEWPORT.4@
T-B-I RECORDS SHOW HE DID HAVE
A CRIMINAL 4@HISTORY WITH
SEVERAL THEFT AND BURLGARY
CHARGES.
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SEVERAL THEFT AND BURLGARY CHARGES. @
SEVERAL THEFT AND BURLGARY CHARGES. AGAIN, AUTHORITIES SAY
THIS WAS A RANDOM SHOOTING.
THE KILLER HAD NO TIES TO HIS
VICTIMS. 4@ 10NEWS REPORTER
LESLIE ACKERSON JOINS US NOW
FROM THE OUTLETS.
LESLIE...YOU SPOKE TO THE MALL
ABOUT HOW IT ALERTED STORE 4@
MANAGERS TO KEEP SHOPPERS
SAFE.
ROBIN & JOHNEVEN AFTER
YESTERDAY'S EVENTS, TANGER
OUTLETS WAS PACKED WITH CARS
AND PEOPLE TODAY.AS POPULAR
DESTINATION 4@FOR BOTH TRAVELER
AND LOCALS -- PROTECTING THESE
SHOPPERS IS SOMETHING
MA4@NAGEMENT 4@TAKES VERY
SERIOUSLY.
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MA4@NAGEMENT 4@TAKES VERY SERIOUSLY. ANGELA HARNESS - GM TANGER
OUTLETS CENTER SEVIERVILLE4@NAT
CARSTHOUSANDS OF PEOPLE VISIT
TANGER OUTLETS TO EA4@T AND SHO
EVERY DAY...AND THE SAFETY OF
THESE CUSTOMERS IS TOP 4@
PRIORITY."TANGER IS VERY
ADAMANT ABOUT OUR SHOPPER
SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OUR
TENANTS AND STORES, WE DO HAVE
PROTOCALS IN PLACE"AND WHEN AN
ACTIVE SHOOTING SITUATION
HAPPENED TUESDAY EVENING, THEY
RESPONDED QUICKLY" WE DO AS A 4@
MANAGEMENT TEAM HERE PRACTICE
ACTIVE SHOOTER 4@TRAINING,
EVACUATION TRAINING"
"UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE
PREPARED, BUT HOPE IT WOULD
NEVER HAPPEN"4@AN ALERT SYSTEM
WAS INITIATED..SENDING
EMPLOYEES THESE TEXT MESSAGES,
ALONG WITH EMAILS AND PHONE
CALLSMAKING THEM AWARE OF TH4@E
INCIDENT AND TO 4@REMAIN INSIDE
THEI4@R STORES AND NOT LET
CUSTOMERS GO OUTSIDE UNTIL LAW
ENFORCEMENT GAVE AN ALL CLEAR. @
"WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE
SEVIERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
PIGEON FORGE POLICE DEPARTMENT
AND FIRST RESPONDERS4@ WHO CAME
SO SWIFTLY YESTERDAY4@ 4@DURING
THIS TRAGIC EVENT'ON A NORMAL
DAY, THERE IS ALWAYS AN
OFF-DUTY SHERIFFS OFFICER ON
SITE...TODAY, SEVIERVILLE PD
INCREASED PATROLS TO REASSURE
THE PUBLIC..AND STORES NEAR TO
THE SHOOTING WERE CLOSED.
"COACH IS CLOSED, AND KATE
SPADE IS A SISTER COMPANY OF
COACH, AND OUT OF RESPECT THEY
ARE 4@CLOSED AS WELL JUST FOR
TODAY"AS OPERATIONS 4@RETURN TO
NORMAL, MANAGEMENT SAYS PEOPLE
WILL FEEL COMFORTABLE AND
PR4@OTECTED WHEN THEY VI4@SIT.
ARE A VERY SAFE DESTINATION,
THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT,
A RANDOM
4@4@4@4@4@4@ WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS TANGER 4@OUTLETS AND
SEVIERVILLE POLICE WILL REVIEW
THE RESPONSE FROM START TO
FINISH AND SEE WHERE
IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE, IF
THEY ARE NEEDED.TH4@EY DO EXPEC
COACH AND KATE SPADE TO REOPEN
TOMORROW.4@PIGEON FORGE POLICE
ALSO TOLD ME, THEY WORK
CLOSELY WITH BUSINESSES AND
CHURCHES TO IMPLEMENT SECURITY
PLANS OR REVIEW THEM 4@
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LESLIE @4@
LESLIE TOSSES TO GABBY I SPENT THE DAY TALKING WITH SHOPPERS FROM HERE AND
OUT OF STATE.
MANY SAY WHILE THE SHOOTING IS
A CONCERNTHEY ARE STILL
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE.
A LOT OF
PEOPLE SAY THEY'VE HAD FAMILY
MEMBERS CALL TO CHECK ON THEM.
OTHERS
QUESTIONED WHETHER IT WAS TIME
TO GO BACK HOME.
BUT PEOPLE FROM RIGHT HERE IN
TENNESSEE SAY WHILE THEY
BELIEVE SEVIERVILLE STILL A
SAFE PLACE THE NEWS IS
STARTLING AND NOTHING TO TAKE
LIGHTLY
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HANS
HANS PLATTNER- FROM CROSSVILLE/VISITORS-11 "A REAL UNSURE
AND UNSAFE FEELING INITIALLY,
THAT'S THE BEST YOU CAN
DESCRIBE IT, IT CAN HAPPEN
ANYWHERE BUT ITS HAPPENING
MORE AND MORE THAT'S THE BAD
THING."
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HOWEVER
HOWEVER BOTH PLATTNER AND HIS WIFE SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO VISIT
SEVIERVILLE AND THIS SHOPPING
CENTER.
4@ I'LL HAVE A
FULL 4@STORY ON PEOPLE'S
REACTIONS AND HOW THEY ARE
HOPING4@ TO MOVE FORWARDOMING
UP AT 6
ROBIN AND JOHN, 4@BACK T
YOU.4@
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ROBIN AND JOHN, 4@BACK T YOU.4@ @
ROBIN AND JOHN, 4@BACK T YOU.4@ COMING UP ON 10 NEWS AT
5... WE'RE