Shoppers returned to the mall Saturday, along with several police officers and beefed-up security.
Two men were shot.
Police say the bullets may have been meant for 20-year-old Miguel Alcala, but that 21-year-old Steven Haynes was an innocent bystander.
Both are expected to be okay.
Shoppers returned to the mall Saturday but say the vibe inside isn't the same.
"The tension in the mall right now. All the police, the canine. It kind of makes you nervous, it's uneasy. You kind of want to do your thing and get out of there," said Monica Joosten, a Visalia mother.
Joosten says as her kids were nervous than she was about shopping here.
"My kids were very reluctant to come, I guess yeah it still is scary. Especially if you have kids," said Joosten.
Other shoppers were thinking along the same lines.
"Honestly, I was like I'll never go back to the Visalia mall again, I'd rather do my shopping somewhere else," said Marlene Pantoja, a Visalia resident.
Mall officials and police stress that Friday's shooting wasn't random.
They arrested 18-year-old Anthony Hansen of Visalia, a known gang member.
They say two rival gangs happened to cross paths inside the mall, sparking the gunfire.
Visalia police say they are still looking for several other people connected to this shooting.
Source:KMPH
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