Aventura mall ‘active shooter’ live updates: Florida police respond to reports of shots fired

A GUNMAN is still on the loose after a shooting took place at a busy shopping mall this afternoon.

Video posted on Twitter shows people running out of the Aventura Mall in Miami, Florida just before 5pm this evening.

The online footage shows people panicking and running to their cars, while checking to see if family and friend were with them as they fled.

Fire rescue workers staged outside the mall while waiting for officers to deem it safe to enter.

Police say the incident is still ongoing.

Read our Aventura Mall live blog below for the very latest news and updates as the situation in Miami unfolds…