Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis suburb? Quite likely.
I use to go to the Brookdale mall in Minnesota. Where the shooting took place, this is now called Shingle Creek Crossing.
I visited the area in 2004 and was shocked at how rundown the mall was. It looked like a swap meet place with only Sears still looking the same. The same as when I left in 1988 which explains why Sears is having so much trouble.
The comments I read when searching at google was that the area around it and the bus stop that was added brought in all kinds of gang members and other low lifes which drove out the good people.
Photos and comments
http://www.labelscar.com/minnesota/brookdale-center
More
http://mallsofamerica.blogspot.com/2006/11/brookdale-shopping-center.html
It has been mostly bulldozed and another mall called Shingle Creek Crossing is still being built in it’s place with Wal-Mart as an anchor.
The problem is still the same. Lowlifes who take the bus direct to the mall. Nothing changed except the names of of the stores. I bet in 10 years the place will be as run down as it’s predecessor.