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Man Killed In Fight Inside Milpitas Great Mall Sporting Goods Store

MILPITAS (KCBS) - One person was killed during a fight inside a store at the Great Mall on Friday, according to Milpitas police.

Police were called to the Sports Authority in the Great Mall at 10:49 a.m. on reports of a confrontation involving an armed suspect, said Sgt. Raj Maharaj, spokesman for the Milpitas Police Department.

"There was a good amount of patrons inside," he said.

Officers located the body the body of a male victim, and arrested a male suspect on suspicion of murder, Maharaj said.

Great Mall is open, but Sports Authority has closed while police investigate the homicide, Maharaj said. He declined to indicate what type of weapon the suspect was wielding, or what led to the confrontation.

"There is no additional public threats at this time," Maharaj said.

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