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Franklin Mills or Philadelphia Mills? Shooting sparks debate over place name as gunman KILLS man in food court

Shooting at the Philadelphia Mall sparks debate on internet over name of the mall: 'It's called Franklin Mills'

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA:  A shooting incident took place inside the Philadelphia Mall's food court on Monday evening, March 29, at around 5.05 pm. The police have reported that a 21-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed inside the mall in Northeast Philadelphia. 

The sudden shooting took place inside the food court at the mall's orange entrance. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. No details of the victim have been disclosed yet. The mall is currently on lockdown as the police continue to investigate the incident further. While everybody is still shocked and enraged over the incident, Internet users however, seem to be focused on something else- the name of the mall. 

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Most news websites and television channels that reported the incident mentioned that the shooting took place inside a mall named Philadelphia Mills. This sparked a debate on the Internet over the name of the mall. The mall was earlier called Franklin Mills, which continues to be popular among the residents despite being changed to Philadelphia Mills a few years ago. 

The Philadelphia residents took it upon themselves to correct everybody who was referring to the mall as Philadelphia Mills. A user tweeted, "ITS CALLED FRANKLIN MILLS!!! " in response to a news story that mentioned that the shooting took place in Philadelphia Mills. Another user wrote, "People who call it Philadelphia Mills instead of Franklin Mills are def not from Philly, lmao."

Many users even began wondering about when the mall's name was changed. A user commented, "Wait. When did Franklin Mills become Philadelphia Mills?" Another user echoed similar thoughts with, "They really changed Franklin Mills to Philadelphia Mills? When? It's been some years since I been in that jawn but why did they have to go and change the name?"

Many users began demanding the mall name to be changed back to Franklin Mills while citing how no shootings took place at the mall called Franklin Mills. A user pointed, "Never had a shooting at Franklin Mills, change the name to Philadelphia Mills and they have two shootings in a month. Must be the name." Another user shared, "This is a #Philadelphia tweet when did they change the name of Franklin mills mall to Philadelphia mills??? They need to change that jawn back..."

"Imagine my surprise to see Franklin Mills is trending. Someone's allegedly dead by gunshots and the name of the mall is trending despite it being changed to Philadelphia Mills years ago. The posts are all people calling it Franklin Mills anyway. That's Philly," summed up a user who seemed to be amused by the whole situation of people obsessing over the mall's name.

The police surveillance video clip revealed that the 21-year-old victim got into a physical altercation before he was shot. Philadelphia Police Chief Insp. Scott Small told CBS 3 Philly, "Someone punches the victim at least one time in his face. When he falls to the ground, other males punch and kick him. That’s when someone pulls a handgun and fires the five shots. " He also added that the victim got up and ran about 75 feet before he collapsed and died, following the shooting. The authorities revealed that the victim and his family are known by the police. Anyone who has any information has been requested to reach out to the police at 215-686-TIPS.