Mall Of America Shooting: Kyle Busch Details Harrowing Moments Inside

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, wife Samantha and their two children were inside the Mall of America earlier this week when an active shooter opened fire in a Nike store. According to police, the shooting started with a conflict between two groups at the cash registers, with one person pulling a gun and firing shots. Nobody was believed to be hurt in the shooting, but, as of Friday, the suspects were still at large. Busch and his son, Brexton, were in line for a ride when his wife called them in a panic. "There was definitely a real sense of danger, a huge sense," Busch told reporters at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. "Samantha called and I answered and we skipped going on the ride and went straight back out the exit. We just stayed on the phone together because she told me shots had been fired. At that point you have no idea."

'Flying Blind' at Mall Of America Shooting

“She was out before Brexton and I were and then we were able to find an exit and get out, which fortunately it was close to the exit that we were parked," Busch continued. "So we could just get in our car and venture around and go pick her up from the exit that she exited out of, which was on the other side.”

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