A weekend shooting at Independence Center left two injured and one lingering question — how will the mall respond to perceived danger by shoppers?
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE: SPG), which owns the center, has a policy against interviews about security-related matters. However, the mall, at 39th Street and Missouri Highway 291, did release a written statement.
“Please understand that our primary concern is always for the safety and well-being of our shoppers and mall employees, and our thoughts are with the individual who was involved in this situation,” mall Manager Vernon Meckel said in the statement...