Metrotown Mall and SkyTrain station evacuated after reports of a shooting and a pipe bomb

Shoppers at Metrotown Mall were asked to leave immediately Friday afternoon after reports came in that shots had been fired in the mall. At the same time, Transit Police were investigating reports of a pipe bomb and had shut down the SkyTrain station. Video captured shows people running from the area.

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