 Gunfire erupted at a shopping mall near Kansas City, wounding four people and sending panic shoppers rushing for shelter. The shooting happened around 2.20 p.m. in the main entrance of the Independence Center, according to Independence police officer Jack Taylor. One victim was hit in the head and was in critical condition, and the conditions of the other three were not known.Three people fled in a vehicle and were taken into custody near the mall. Taylor said the cause of the shooting wasn't immediately known, but Taylor said a conflict arose when two groups met up, police have a substation at the mall. But Taylor said the officer assigned, there was not working because of the veteran's day holiday. Another independence officer who was working at a store responded.