Shooting in San Bruno shopping mall, several injured

Two young men were shot and two other people were injured in a shooting at Tanforan Mall in San Bruno on Tuesday afternoon, causing panic at the bustling shopping area and forcing a large-scale police hunt for two gunmen on both sides of San Francisco Bay.

The gunfire erupted around 4 p.m., when two shooters opened fire “at each other, or someone else,” said San Bruno police Chief Ed Barberini. The suspects fled the scene — possibly escaping on BART trains at the nearby San Bruno station — and remained at large Tuesday night.

The incident closed two BART stations during peak afternoon commute hours and caused massive headaches for thousands of riders around the Bay Area.

Dozens of police from several jurisdictions swarmed the mall on early reports about a possible active shooter. Many were dressed in protective gear and carried rifles.