A man from Joliet has been charged with disorderly conduct after an “imitation” firearm fell out of his clothes and accidently fired a blank when it hit the ground at the food court at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora on Saturday, according to police.
The Aurora Police Department responded to reports of a shot fired at the mall at around 4:40 p.m. Saturday, a news release on the department’s Facebook page stated.
Officials said in the release that the suspect fled the scene but was quickly apprehended, and the imitation gun was also recovered.
No injuries were reported, the release said.
The man charged, Kyle Strango, 21, is accused of carrying a replica pistol, which was a top-firing blank gun, an Aurora police spokesperson said on Monday.
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