An extremely scary ordeal played out in New Jersey last night, when a lone gunman opened fire at the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus.
SWAT team members responded to the incident, filling the mall’s parking lot with cars and armored trucks—hoping to keep everyone safe.
During a mandatory lockdown of the shopping center, many of our favorite Jersey celebs took to Twitter expressing their concern for the people trapped inside the 2.2-million square foot facility, while police tried to capture the man responsible for gun shots:
Praying for everyone at gsp❤️ this is sickening , when will this stop?!
— Nicole Polizzi (@snooki) November 5, 2013
hope everyone in Garden State Mall is safe thoughts and prayers are with you.
— kevin jonas (@kevinjonas) November 5, 2013
Can't believe what's going on at Garden State Plaza Mall right now!Guy in full body armor shooting!Shot out security cameras! #scary
— Jacqueline Laurita (@JacLaurita) November 5, 2013
XoxoRT @Laurenmanzo Praying for everyone at Garden State plaza- we go all the time & I have a bunch of frien… http://t.co/65L5ZZE8bg
— Caroline Manzo (@CarolineManzo) November 5, 2013
I can't believe shots were fired at Garden State Plaza. I'm there all the time with my kids. Thank God everyone is ok. Hope they catch him
— Melissa Gorga (@melissagorga) November 5, 2013
Praying there's no one hurt during the shooting at Garden State Plaza. Scared of what my world is turning into.
— Victor Cruz (@TeamVic) November 5, 2013
Authorities revealed this morning that the suspect was found dead inside a construction zone within the mall from what appeared to be a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
We’re so glad everyone’s safe and continue to pray that things like this stop happening.
[Image via DJDM/Andres Otero/PNPWENN.]