Police are searching for a suspect who fled a Florida mall after two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) detonated Sunday night.

NBC reports two pipe bombs exploded in a service corridor near a JCPenney store at Eagle Ridge Mall in Lake Wales, about 30 miles outside of Tampa, around 5:30 p.m. Sunday. No injuries were reported in the explosions, which occurred about half an hour before the mall was scheduled to close.

"It's very concerning to us," Lakes Wales Deputy Police Chief Troy Schulze said. "We're a family-oriented community. This is a family-oriented mall. When this started, my son was actually working here at this mall... People here shopping, just enjoying a Sunday afternoon or evening with their families, and literally 'boom.'"

Schulze said no shoppers or employees were near the IEDs when they went off, but a drop ceiling was damaged. The entire mall was evacuated; about 100 people were inside the shopping center at the time.

According to CNN, the devices appeared to be a type of flare, inside a PVC pipe and wrapped in electrical tape.

NBC reports a third suspicious package was found near the mall's movie theater, but the state fire marshal's office determined it was harmless.

WFTS reports police are seeking a person of interest described as a middle-aged white male with a heavy build, wearing a gray shirt and gray hat. He was running from the scene, but authorities have not yet identified him as a suspect.

Schulze said the incident is not being described as a terrorist attack at this time, but the FBI and ATF have been notified.

According to WFTS, anyone with information is urged to contact to contact Lake Wales Police Detective Whitney Dukes at (863)678-4223 or Heartland Crime Stoppers at (800) 226-8477.