Shooting inside Tristate Mall causes controversy about the safety inside of the mall.

== 11/4/2019 ==
TRISTATE, MARELAND
Another shooting inside of the Tristate Mall causes controversy about how safe the Tristate Mall is. This marks the 14th shooting inside of the Tristate Mall. The mall was built in 1999 and has had many issues since opening. As crime has rise in East Tristate during the 1990’s. Many things have closed. East Tristate Plaza was abandoned for many years before being demolished in 2018. Many break in and shootings were happening near the abandoned plaza causing it to be demolished. City of Tristate Mayor says if crime continues inside of the Tristate Mall, the mall will have to be closed down and the stores will be moved to safer part of town, or to a whole different city.