Police: Social Media Reports of Active Shooter at Destiny USA Are False

Man with umbrella prompts lockdown at Destiny USA

Officers were called to the mall for reports of a suspicious person with a weapon after someone called 911 and said that they saw a man with an AR-15-looking weapon.

Police: Social media reports of active shooter at Destiny USA are false

Update 9:30 p.m.: Man with umbrella prompts lockdown at Destiny USA: People thought it was an AR-15 - syracuse.comOriginal story:

Umbrella mistaken for weapon at Destiny USA, prompting stay in place order

The Syracuse Police Department responded to a report of a person with a weapon in the area of Destiny USA on Thursday afternoon.