A Southern California shopping mall was forced to close early Saturday after two young girls were caught on camera fighting and inciting a large crowd.
Video footage posted on X (formerly Twitter) shows a chaotic moment as two girls fight and people crowd around them. Long Beach Police Department officials reportedly responded to initial reports that an estimated 200 people were expected to gather at a Long Beach shopping center after two women posted on social media that they expected a fight. reportedly received. according to To KTLA.
The outlet said that after being alerted, authorities stationed officers around the nearby Pike Outlets ahead of the incident. The girls, one a juvenile and one an adult, were reportedly seen on video moments before the fight broke out. (Related: Teen arrested after street brawl caught on graphic video, leaving girl in critical condition)
A girl in a purple shirt was seen walking towards another woman who appeared to be sitting, with a large crowd behind her. The woman walking forward was seen to pause for a moment and then throw a punch at the other girl, as the crowd went wild around them. The girls were seen fighting for several seconds, but police soon intervened and broke up the fight.
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KTLA reported that authorities remained at the scene after the incident and brought a bus to the scene in case more arrests were needed. Store owners at Long Beach shopping malls opted to close early in response to the fighting, locking their doors by 6 p.m. and authorities asking people to leave the area.
“Attention neighborhood. This facility is currently closed by management,” Long Beach police said, according to KTLA. “Anyone remaining in the area for less than 10 minutes will be arrested for trespassing.”
According to the newspaper, before the fight, authorities were alerted to a nearby shooting incident by a male juvenile, who was later found by Promenade staff with gunshot wounds to the lower body. That’s what it means. It is unclear whether the two incidents are related, but the boy’s condition is said to be stable.
Authorities arrested two women after the fight, but their identities have not been released.
