The Post Gazette misreported this line, or at best misled readers by making them think being near (ie in parking lot) a store that is inside the mall equates to being in the mall:
“... but the altercation happened near the Macy’s inside the mall”.
As reported by multiple other sources, it occurred “outside, near Macy’s”.
They sure did. That’s why I called them the Pest-Jizzette in earlier replies about this problem.
I think that the prick who did this alteration should be fired.