MILPITAS – A report of a shooting Friday night at the Great Mall in Milpitas drew a heavy police response.

Officers were called to the shopping center at 447 Great Mall Drive at about 5:30 p.m. for reports of an altercation involving a knife, according to the Milpitas Police Department.

“Shortly after a shooting was reported inside the Burlington Coat Factory,” the police department said in a social media post.

Police said officers checked the business and there was no indication a shooting occurred.

“At this time we have not located nor have any reported victims related to the initial call regarding the knife or shooting,” the police department said.

Officers, however, were in the process of checking the entire mall “out of an abundance of caution.”

Shoppers and store employees who sheltered in place during the incident are being escorted out of the mall as officers find them.

Check back for updates.

Source: www.mercurynews.com