LIVE: continued mall coverage and humble hero

LIVE: continued mall coverage and humble hero

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We begin this afternoon with continued coverage of the fayette mall shooting.

This afternoon police chief lawrence weathers providing some insight into the response efforts.

That's tonight's top story at six.

L3: top story white chief of police offers insight into response for mall shooting lexington chief weathers says 160 police officers including off-duty officers responded and 200 calls were made to 9-1-1.

Weathers took the time to say he's proud of the response officers made and thanked other agencies that helped in the investigation...sayi ng it truly took a team.

The shooting sunday happening at around four o'clock....and according to police it took nearly five hours to do a complete sweep of the mall.

Xavier hardin...a 19-year-old...faces charges for murder and assault.

Full mug:killed in mall shooting police say hardin got in a fight with kenneth wayne bottoms, junior...shooting and killing him near the bath and body works in the mall...and hurting two innocent shoppers in the process.

We asked chief weathers about recent teen gun violence and what he would say to young people right now about this spike in teen deaths.

L3: top story white chief lawrence weathers lexington police chief weathers:"when i've talked to some people, i'll remind them of what's important even though it may look like they don't have a future.

Everybody has a future and what they have right now is not indicative of what they can have... in the future..from this point on."

Bottoms junior was the fourth teenager to die from gun violence in eight days in lexington also at the afternoon briefing chief weathers gave sergeant stacy shannon a chance to speak.

If that name isn't familiar...her photo might be.

Abc 36's monica harkins continues our top story coverage.

Boxes:2x1 abc 36 studio lexington location three location four monica, a photo of the sergeant helping at the shooting has gone viral on social media and you were right there next to her that day...witnessing what she did.

### l3 monica:live top story white when i was on scene sunday i happened to be near shannon and i heard her make the comment she wouldnt be afraid to run barefoot if she had to.

L3: top story white viral photo of off-duty police officer helping at shooting lexington the reason the photo is so memorable is because sgt.

Stacy shannon wasn't on duty and happened to be finishing lunch at olive garden at the mall when the shooting happened....so she wasnt in uniform.

A friend of hers steve newell posting on facebook the photo of her helping in flip flops, casual clothes and a ballistics vest on top.

This afternoon at the briefing she was an example of a humble hero...saying it didn't take much consideration to jump in to help l3: top story white sgt.

Stacy shannon lexington police "sgt.

Shannon: i didn't do anything special, any police officer.

Anybody would have done that.

And there were there were more off duty officers there...you know, you're not thinking of something you do see this.

You know that there is something going on you see people that are wearing the same uniform as you.

And then you see other people in your community.

You know, you see kids and adults, you know all ages, all sizes.

They're running out in chaos and you have to help."

In the facebook post newell goes on to say this is typical of the type of person she is....someone who is lovin and caring but also strong and courageous as she helps protect the city of lexington.

L3 monica:live top story white the post on facebook has more than 4 point 4 thousand shares and more than six thousand reactions.

With of course, comments of gratitude.

Live in lexnigton, monica harkins abc 36 news.