( CNN ) -- When a gunman opened fire at a sprawling New Jersey mall , sheer panic erupted . Shoppers begged police officers to rescue them while others whispered into phones , terrified the gunman was nearby . 911 tapes released Wednesday tell of fast-spreading fear among shoppers as a gunman fired Monday night . Shortly after , he fatally shot himself . `` There 's somebody shooting ! '' a voice screeches in the 911 tapes released by the Bergen County Police Department . The tapes were obtained by CNN affiliate , WABC . `` I 'm scared and I want to get out the mall , '' another caller told dispatchers . `` The cops , I can see the cops from the door ... is there any way you could reach one of the them and they could come in and get me ? '' Others , scared the gunman was closing in , whispered to dispatchers . `` I do n't hear any sirens here so please hurry . '' More than 100 shoppers sought protection shortly after shots rang out . `` Somebody is shooting up Garden State Plaza right now , I am in the bathroom , '' one caller says . The gunman , Richard Shoop , later shot himself in the head , authorities say . There were no other casualties . Shoop 's body was found early Tuesday in a back area of the mall hours after he fired at least six bullets without striking anyone in the massive shopping center . He acted alone , authorities say . `` We know that his intent was either suicide or to do something that would cause police to shoot him , which we call 'suicide by cop , ' `` Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli told CNN 's New Day . `` He had more than enough opportunity to be able to shoot other people , including a group adjacent to him , but he did n't , '' Molinelli said . `` Instead , he shot randomly at different locations . '' Shots hit the ceiling , an escalator , an elevator and a storefront , the prosecutor said . The reasons for the shooting remain unclear . Shoop used narcotic drugs and sold drugs as well , Molinelli said . Shoop , dressed all in black and wearing a motorcycle helmet , walked through the mall with a rifle modified to look like an AK-47 . The rifle was taken from his brother , according to Molinelli . His hometown of Teaneck held a vigil for him Tuesday night .
911 tapes tell of fast-spreading fear among shoppers . One caller begs dispatcher to tell cops to hurry up . The gunman , Richard Shoop , later shot himself in the head .