The Arlington County Police Department tweeted Saturday night that authorities had completed a preliminary search of the theater at the Ballston Quarter mall in Arlington without finding any victims or evidence that a shooting took place. (Photo: Representational)

Arlington: Authorities in northern Virginia say they have found no evidence that a shooting occurred at movie theatre that is part of a popular mall.

The Arlington County Police Department tweeted Saturday night that authorities had completed a preliminary search of the theater at the Ballston Quarter mall in Arlington without finding any victims or evidence that a shooting took place.

Reports of a shooting had prompted panic and a large police presence.