An innocent bystander was shot and killed and another man was injured when an argument escalated between two groups at an Alabama mall food court, cops said.

The shooting happened in the food court at about 5 p.m., said Henry Irby, spokesman for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Suse Lowenstein’s son was killed in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. An artist, she responded by creating a huge sculptural installation, Dark Elegy, depicting the raw emotion women felt the day they learned their loved ones died.

The Western Hills Mall has seen its share of shootings over the years. The most recent one was Sunday night at the food court. Darin Hill, an innocent bystander, died. "How can you tell somebody has a gun or what their intentions are?