One of two victims of the Friday night shooting at Newport Centre mall in Jersey City was charged with multiple crimes, including aggravated assault and serious bodily injury, in a separate shooting, officials said.

Jalil Holmes, who was injured during the Friday shooting that caused pandemonium in the shopping center, was arrested and charged on an open warrant from Jan. 9 shooting. The charges include aggravated assault and serious bodily injury and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, said Ashley Manz, spokeswoman for Jersey City.

For Friday night's shooting, Holmes was charged with rioting, Manz said. Both Holmes and the other unidentified victim have been released from the hospital, she said.

On Saturday, Mayor Steven Fulop tweeted that both victims were "involved" in Friday night's shooting. A representative for the city declined Monday afternoon to comment on Fulop's tweet.

Shortly after 6 p.m. Friday, shots rang out from the mall's food court, causing a panicked stampede of people rushing toward the exits. Scott Fallon, environmental reporter for NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey, was at the mall with his wife, Dawn, and their daughter Emma at the time of the shooting.

“There’s shooting,” Fallon recalled telling his family. “This is real.”

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Fallon said he had heard "two loud claps" ring through the mall, before grabbing his daughter and taking shelter in what appeared to be a service hallway behind the mall's movie theater, where Fallon and his family had just watched a movie for Emma's birthday.

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After several minutes, police arrived in the hallway and escorted Fallon, his family and a 21-year-old tourist to safety.

On Saturday, the mall had a delayed opening, opening its doors at 1 p.m. Mall patrons had mixed reactions to the shooting, with some concerned at the violence in the area and others not particularly worried.

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