(FOX 9) - The man who allegedly fired shots inside the Mall of America last week and the person police say directed him to do it were arrested Thursday after a week on the run.FOX 9 is told Shamar Lark and Rashad May were taken into custody during a traffic stop Thursday in the Chicago area, seven days after shots rang out inside the mall on August 4.
This week, police said they believed Lark was the man who fired shots inside the mall after an altercation at the Nike store.
Officers say it appears May "prompted" Lark who then fired multiple shots. Thankfully, no one was struck by the gunfire, but the act sparked a panic that had people running and looking for safety while officers swept the mall.In the days after the shooting, three other people were arrested on charges of aiding Lark and May: 21-year-old Denesh Raghubir of Minneapolis, 23--year-old Delyanie Kwen-Shawn Arnold of Burnsville, and 23-year-old Selena Raghubir of Bloomington.Three people, including Best Western employees, were charged Monday in connection to the shooting at Mall of America on Thursday, Aug.
4. The shooter remains at large and has not been formally charged. They're accused of helping the shooter and another man evade arrest.There was talk that Lark and May were prepared to surrender to police earlier this week but that never came about.On August 4, police working at Mall of America responded to multiple gunshots at the Nike store, where they found three shell casings on the floor inside the entrance.