Cell Phones Almost Caused Murder

Freakish things and people are plentiful--all over the world.

Police in New York say a man swearing into his mobile was shot in the foot by a passer-by who thought he was speaking to him.

Shoppers fled from the scene at the Long Island shopping mall after the shooting.

The victim, who's in his early 20s, is in a stable condition in hospital after the shooting at Roosevelt Field mall in Garden City.

Authorities told the New York Post his condition isn't life-threatening. Nassau police have arrested the suspect.

Police haven't released the name of the victim or the suspect.