This story has been updated.
Shots were fired outside of Governors Square Mall in Clarksville this morning, leading to widespread social media reports of an active shooter on the scene.
No shots were fired inside the mall and no injuries have been reported.
Scott Beaubien, the public information officer for the Clarksville Police Department, confirmed to WKMS that "there was never an active shooter situation" Saturday morning in Clarksville.
A release and social media post from CPD this morning clarified the reports later that morning:
CPD fielded a 911 call at 10:47 a.m. Saturday that initially reported a shooting inside the mall.
The agency is conducting an active investigation into the incident, which witnesses have now told the authorities occurred on the perimeter road of the Montgomery County mall.
A subsequent social media post by CPD later Saturday afternoon indicated that officers were on the scene "within a minute" after the initial call. It then said that officers did a protective sweep of the premises to ensure the safety of individuals at the mall and check for potential victims or suspects.
CPD said that the mall was cleared and employees and shoppers were allowed back in at 1:42 p.m.
The agency said its initial findings show "that this was an isolated incident between two parties and not a random act," the CPD also said in its post. Investigations into the incident are still ongoing.
Clarksville Now also reported that the incident took place "during a scheduled multi-agency training exercise nearby at Tennova Healthcare."
