Two people were shot inside an Alabama shopping mall Friday night.

Both are expected to survive the shooting, which took place in the Western Hills Mall in Fairfield.

Police believe one of the victims was directly targeted, while the other was an innocent bystander.

Three other people were injured during the incident, but not shot.

The five people hurt range in age from teenagers to their early 20s.

Police are still searching for the gunman at this time. 

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