Michael Perez Rodriguez, 27, is charged with reckless endangerment and misdemeanor assault after police say his gun discharged in the mall Sunday, injuring a woman and a child. No gun charges were filed because Rodriguez has a legal concealed carry permit.
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Wallkill police said a man in khakis entered the building with a woman and a child on Sunday, and the man was seen in surveillance video moving the child near the doorway as they entered.
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About five minutes later, the gun discharged. Police said they're not sure if the gun was fired intentionally or by accident.
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Debris or a ricocheted bullet injured a mother and her 12-year-old son.
The man, the woman and child were then captured on surveillance video walking out of the mall.
The mall was temporarily evacuated as the investigation was conducted.
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