articleThe Brief The Destiny USA mall in Syracuse, New York, was placed on lockdown after people said they saw a man carrying a rifle. When police arrived, they located the man but the "weapon" in question was actually an umbrella. The umbrella had a samurai-style handle and the man was carrying it with a strap slung over his shoulder. A man carrying an unusual umbrella triggered a lockdown at a New York mall after multiple people mistook it for a gun. A lockdown was initiated at the mall as Syracuse police got to the scene.