Originally published on November 5, 2013 <br /><br />A gunman is still at large after opening fire at the Westfield Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus, New Jersey, on Monday evening.<br /><br />According to reports, the gunman was wearing a leather jacket, a full face helmet, a backpack and armor and was carrying a rifle.<br /><br />Witnesses said they heard 6 or 7 gunshots at around 9:20 p.m. and that the shooter fired at security cameras, CNN reported.<br /><br />Another witness told News 12 that the gunman was "shooting at random stuff."<br /><br />The police presence at the mall was heavy, with dozens of cruisers converging outside the building. <br /><br />The FBI, including an FBI SWAT team, was also at the scene. <br /><br />According to News 12, customers inside the mall were reportedly ordered to drop to the floor, and lights inside stores were turned off.<br /><br />Thousands of people shopping, dining and at movie theaters were then evacuated from the mall. According to Reuters, police were moving from store to store to remove employees and patrons. <br /><br />"It was frantic. Absolutely chaos," said Najee Waters, 19, of East Rutherford, New Jersey. <br /><br />According to Reuters he was at his sales job at an H&M clothing store when the shooting happened. He then followed a practiced store emergency plan and rushed to a break room at the back of the store, where other workers gathered before dashing out to the parking lot. <br /><br />No injuries have been reported so far.<br /><br />At around 11:30 p.m. it appeared that the gunman had left the building, NJ News reported. <br /><br />The incident comes two months after a group of al Qaeda-linked militants launched an attack on a mall in Nairobi that killed 67 people.<br /><br />Owned by Australia's Westfield Group, the Garden State Plaza mall is one of five large malls in Paramus and a key shopping destination in the New York Metropolitan area.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
