- NEW: Seven other people are injured
- NEW: Police do not have the shooter
- The Eaton Centre shopping mall is on lockdown
(CNN) -- One person was killed and seven others injured Saturday when shots were fired at the Eaton Centre shopping mall in Toronto, a police spokesman said.
Some people were hurt in the rush to flee the scene, said Constable Victor Kwong with the Toronto police. He said two of the victims are in critical condition.
"At this time, we do not have the shooter," Kwong said in response to a reporter's question, declining to provide more details.
He said police were scouring video evidence of the shooting, which was reported to have been in the food court area, to piece together what happened.
Police were first alerted to the shooting shortly before 6:30 p.m. ET.
A call to the mall confirmed that the shopping center was on lockdown. No other details were available.
CNN's Stephanie Gallman contributed to this report.
