CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A locally-owned boutique with locations at two Hampton Roads malls is grappling with the aftermath of troubling incidents temporarily closed both stores during the critical holiday shopping season.

Edgewood Outfitters, a Hampton Roads based small business which has locations at both Greenbrier Mall in Chesapeake and Patrick Henry Mall in Newport News, found itself near two separate incidents within days of each other.

On Saturday, a man was shot and killed inside a store at Patrick Henry Mall, just a couple doors down from the Edgewood Outfitters location. Then on Tuesday, a fire broke out inside a store at Greenbrier Mall, also near the boutique's other location. No one was injured in the fire, but it forced most of the mall to close for the day.

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