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A 14-year-old girl was in critical condition Saturday night after she was shot in a parking lot at the Valley Fair Mall.

West Valley City police described the incident as a "possible gang related shooting."

Police believe the girl received a call to meet someone at the mall parking lot and went there with at least one other friend, said Lt. Robert Hamilton. The girl met with at least two other people in the parking lot near a shuttered Macy's department store.

The shooting happened after an altercation between the group. The girl was hit once and ran away toward the mall. Police found four shell casings in the parking lot.

The suspects were on the loose as of Saturday night, but police knew who they were looking for, Hamilton said.

"The suspects we're looking for have identified gang history," Hamilton said, adding the suspects are juveniles.

The mall remained open after the shooting, police said.

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