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A visitor leaves the Mall of America, Thursday, June 11, 2020 in Bloomington, Minnesota. The mall reopened Wednesday after being closed since March due to the coronavirus. Police in Minnesota say the Mall of America has been placed on lockdown after a reported shooting, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Mall of America security asks man to remove ‘Jesus Saves’ shirt or leave

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Shoppers are finally allowed to leave the Mall of America after a lockdown of several hours in Bloomington, Minn., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Police in Minnesota confirm that gunshots were fired at the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis, but say no victim has been found. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)

Police arrest man accused of shooting inside Mall of America

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Karmen and Bart Swanson who are waiting for their son caught in a lockdown at the Mall of America share a video of the shooting with a fellow shopper in Bloomington, Minn., on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Police in Minnesota confirm that gunshots were fired at the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis, but say no victim has been found. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)

Mall of America reopens following shooting and lockdown

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Shoppers, visitors and employees leave the Mall of America Tuesday, March 17, 2020 as the mall in Bloomington, Minn. moments before it closed temporarily through at least March 31 in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Police: No victim found in shooting at Mall of America

By Trisha Ahmed - Associated Press

Emmanuel Aranda, who threw a 5-year-old boy over a Mall of America balcony, listens as Judge Jeannice Reding hands out a 19-year sentence at the Hennepin County Government Center, Monday, June 3, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minn. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

Parents decry actions of man who threw boy from mall balcony

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Emmanuel Aranda, who threw a 5-year-old boy over a Mall of America balcony, and his lawyer Paul Sellers, right, listen as Judge Jeannice Reding hands out a 19-year sentence at the Hennepin County Government Center, Monday, June 3, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minn. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

Emmanuel Aranda, man who threw 5-year-old boy off Mall of America balcony, sentenced to 19 years

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Bloomington, Minn., Police Department, shows Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, pleaded guilty in May 2019 to attempted premeditated first-degree murder for throwing a 5-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America on Friday, April 12, 2019. Aranda who is scheduled to be sentenced Monday, June 3, 2019, before Hennepin County District Judge Jeannice Reding faces 19 years in prison.(Bloomington Police Department via AP, File)

The Latest: Mall of America attacker gets 19 years in prison

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Man accused of throwing 5-year-old boy from Mall of America balcony pleads guilty and faces 19-year

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Emmanuel Aranda was arrested in connection with an incident at the Mall of America where a 5-year-old boy plummeted three floors Friday, April 12, 2019, after being pushed or thrown from a balcony. Aranda is expected to appear in court Tuesday, May 14, for a hearing. (Bloomington Police Department via AP) ** FILE **

Emmanuel Aranda pleads guilty to throwing child off Mall of America balcony

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by the Bloomington, Minn., Police Department, shows Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, who was arrested in connection with an incident at the Mall of America where a 5-year-old boy plummeted three floors Friday, April 12, 2019, after being pushed or thrown from a balcony. (Bloomington Police Department via AP)

The Latest: Man pleads guilty in mall attack against child

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This undated photo provided by the Bloomington, Minn., Police Department, shows Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, who was arrested in connection with an incident at the Mall of America where a 5-year-old boy plummeted three floors Friday, April 12, 2019, after being pushed or thrown from a balcony. (Bloomington Police Department via AP)

The Latest: Lawyer: Focus on mental health after mall attack

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This undated photo provided by the Bloomington, Minn., Police Department, shows Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, who was arrested in connection with an incident at the Mall of America where a 5-year-old boy plummeted three floors Friday, April 12, 2019, after being pushed or thrown from a balcony. (Bloomington Police Department via AP)

Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda arrested after 5-year-old boy tossed from Mall of America balcony

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This undated photo provided by the Bloomington, Minn., Police Department, shows Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, who was arrested in connection with an incident at the Mall of America where a 5-year-old boy plummeted three floors Friday, April 12, 2019, after being pushed or thrown from a balcony. (Bloomington Police Department via AP)

Chief: Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony being treated

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The Latest: Suspect arrested twice previously at mall

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This undated photo provided by the Bloomington, Minn., Police Department, shows Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, who was arrested in connection with an incident at the Mall of America where a 5-year-old boy plummeted three floors Friday, April 12, 2019, after being pushed or thrown from a balcony. (Bloomington Police Department via AP)

Child attack suspect had previous Mall of America arrests

By JEFF BAENEN - Associated Press

College seniors to play in 3-on-3 tournament in Minnesota

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Minnesota residents oppose proposed warehouse development

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FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2017, file photo, David and Elizabeth Weinlick pose for a photograph after renewing their wedding vows at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. The groom who said &quot;I do&quot; to a woman he had just met in a well-publicized wedding at the Mall of America nearly 20 years ago has died of colon cancer. David Weinlick was 48. Minneapolis City Council member Steve Fletcher, a friend who helped arrange Weinlick's marriage to Elizabeth Runze in June 1998, says Weinlick died Sunday, May 20, 2018, in hospice care in a Minneapolis suburb. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii /Star Tribune via AP File)

Groom in arranged marriage at Mall of America dies at 48

By JEFF BAENEN - Associated Press

House GOP revives push to crack down on highway protests

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A Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 photo shows the exterior of the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Jerry Holt)

Suspect arrested after stabbing at Mall of America

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