Witness recalls shooting inside Mall of Louisiana; says experience feels ‘too heavy’ to return

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A woman who witnessed the chaos inside the mall said she initially didn’t realize what she was hearing.

“I just paused, and I’m like, ‘Wait a minute — I know that wasn’t a gunshot,’” she said. “I’m thinking, ‘What is that?’ Then my senses kicked in. It was like, ‘OK, girl, let’s go.’”

The woman, known as FIYARED, said the trip started as a normal day of vlogging and shopping. She noted her friend rarely skips a visit to the mall, but hesitated this time before deciding to go anyway to support her as she searched for a jacket for an upcoming appearance…

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