Crime & Safety
After Deadly Shooting, MOA Begins Random Bag Checks
It's already the standard at airports and stadiums. It's still to be determined whether this will stay at Minnesota's iconic landmark.
December 31, 2022
Christmas is behind us, but the holiday weekend is expected to be a busy one at Mall of America, and mall staff say visitors should expect to see heightened security, including random bag checks.
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The mall says those checks are part of what it calls "multiple layers" of its security strategy, and it comes only days after the shooting in Nordstrom which killed 19-year-old Johntae Hudson.
It's already the standard at airports and stadiums. It's still to be determined whether this will stay at Minnesota's most recognizable landmark. For now, Mall of America says the back checks are periodic and unannounced, complimented by an extensive system of cameras and specialized officers, both in uniform and undercover.
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