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Recent incidents in the vicinity of Santa Monica Place highlight escalating safety issues that likely contribute to the store's downfall. Only six days prior to the announcement, police responded to a shooting near the mall, injuring an officer and prompting a manhunt. The suspect, identified as David John Haristen, a 31-year-old believed to be homeless, allegedly ambushed a police officer and opened fire, injuring two juvenile bystanders.