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Crossgates Employee: "I Knew I Had To Run"

A helicopter over Crossgates on Saturday.
Courtesy Adam Girard
A helicopter over Crossgates on Saturday.

Law enforcement agencies have been responding to Crossgates Mall outside Albany after a report gunfire on Saturday afternoon. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Police in Guilderland got a report around 2:25 p.m. Saturday about shots fired. While details are still coming in, WAMC News spoke with Susan Kondratowicz, who works at a kiosk in Crossgates and was at F.Y.E. when she heard what "I knew immediately were gunshots."

News Director, ipick@wamc.org
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