City leaders discuss Citadel Mall crime issues [Video]

COLORADO SPRINGS — During a news conference on Thursday, Colorado Springs city leaders, police, and business owners said now is the time to increase safety at The Citadel Mall on the east side of the city.

Since 2016, at least three people have died and more than 20 people have been injured in shootings inside and on the mall’s property.

Colorado Springs City Councilmember Nancy Henjum said the previous lack of response from the mall’s owner, Namdar Realty Group, had made it difficult to find solutions to increasing crime. She said new leadership within the New York-based company is now getting the ball rolling.

WATCH: Crime and Community: A Solutions-Based Town Hall at The Citadel Mall

Kevin Chadrjian, Asset Manager for Namdar Realty Group, said he flew to Colorado Springs to meet with city leaders and mall tenants this week. Chadrjian said he started with the company in June and …