Incident at Brandon Mall deemed non-active shooter by HCSO; situation secured

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) was on the scene at the Brandon Mall following a report of a possible shooting on Saturday just after 3:30p.m. HCSO said it was not an active shooter situation and that the mall was secured. Officials said once on scene, deputies reviewed surveillance footage and discovered a woman, with a man and two kids, had reached for something in her purse, and it appeared she may have accidentally fired a gun in her bag, striking the counter top at Charleys Cheesesteaks.