Deer runs into a shopping mall in Pennsyllvania

An image of JC Penney store in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
@Deepizzaguy (94522)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
November 7, 2022 4:22pm CST
A deer who left his home in the forest made a visit to a shopping mall in Lancaster Pennsylvania on Wednesday that did scare customers who saw the deer enter the Park City Center Mall. The deer first visited the Qdoba restaurant before going to visit the clothing store JC Penney when it entered to visit the dressing room area. It is known if there were any customers inside the dressing room at the time that the deer entered the dressing room. An employee inside of the clothing store called 911 to inform the operator that a deer was inside of the mall. The authorities sent an officer with the Pennsylvania Game Commission to remove the deer from the mall safely. Due to the appearance of the deer inside of the mall, the mall was closed for the rest of the afternoon.
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@marguicha (215423)
• Chile
7 Nov 22
Did ir buy anything? I´m sure the deer was more scared than the people.
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@Deepizzaguy (94522)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Nov 22
The deer was probably too scared to buy any items inside of the store.
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@marguicha (215423)
• Chile
8 Nov 22
@Deepizzaguy We human beings have taken what used to be their habitat.
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@Deepizzaguy (94522)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Nov 22
@marguicha That is sad and true.
@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Nov 22
Another deer. So sorry for those animals. Glad he was removed safely.
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@Deepizzaguy (94522)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Nov 22
I feel sorry for the deer that entered a mall in Lancaster since there home is being taken away from them in the name of progress.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
8 Nov 22
@Deepizzaguy I do as well.
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@TheHorse (205745)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Nov 22
Why did they close it? I'd have given him a red nose and let him roam. Good for business.
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@Deepizzaguy (94522)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Nov 22
I guess the powers that be that own the mall were concerned about any waste the deer left behind that would leave a foul odor behind.
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
8 Nov 22
Wow, I hope the dressing room was empty when the deer wandered in. You have no place to hide.
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@Deepizzaguy (94522)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Nov 22
That is what I am thinking that the dressing room was empty when the deer entered into the store.
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@Deepizzaguy (94522)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Nov 22
@RubyHawk Most likely what happened when the deer entered the room.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
9 Nov 22
@Deepizzaguy Probably everyone was trying to get out.
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@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
8 Nov 22
Deer love exploring their city. And fit in quite well. Hope no one was in the dressing room, I would scream my head off.
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@Deepizzaguy (94522)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Nov 22
I know that I would yell at the top of my lungs if I saw a deer inside a dressing room too.
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@LindaOHio (156159)
• United States
8 Nov 22
I'm glad the deer was removed safely. I wonder why they closed the mall for the rest of the afternoon?
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@Deepizzaguy (94522)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Nov 22
I guess the mall officials wanted the authorities to make sure that the stores were safe for customers to be able to shop after the deer entered the stores maybe to clean up any waste the deer may have left behind.
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@LindaOHio (156159)
• United States
9 Nov 22
@Deepizzaguy Maybe so. Have a good day!
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@Deepizzaguy (94522)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Nov 22
@LindaOHio I will do my best to enjoy my day.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
8 Nov 22
The deer is doing some early Christmas shopping!
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@Deepizzaguy (94522)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Nov 22
That is very true.
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@RasmaSandra (73407)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Nov 22
Glad he got removed safely but it almost made me chuckle, Poor deer probably needed to do some shopping,
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@Deepizzaguy (94522)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Nov 22
That is what I am thinking that the deer wanted to go shopping.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
8 Nov 22
Oh my. Poor deer. So glad it was rescued and back into the wild. How bizarre.
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@Deepizzaguy (94522)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Nov 22
It is odd to see a deer enter a mall since I do not know if the mall in Lancaster is located near a forest.
@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Nov 22
Maybe the deer was looking for a job with Santa.
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@Deepizzaguy (94522)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Nov 22
That could be the case.
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