BEACHWOOD, OHIO — Police responded to a “disturbance” at the Beachwood Place Mall in Ohio Monday night.
According to local media, a large group of shoppers were engaged in a fight near the food court when police deployed pepper spray to break up the crowd—sending people running in a panic.
Video posted to social media appears to show the chaos.
Smh man #BeachwoodMall pic.twitter.com/70XQIMetJl
— JahGotTheJuice (@jahgotthejuice) December 27, 2016
They shooting in Beachwood Mall tho… ??? pic.twitter.com/MNBEes9GIp
— Doe Boy / Freebandz (@DoeBoyOfficial) December 27, 2016
Outside of beachwood mall smh pic.twitter.com/ZgIzEfJhoL
— M Dawg ➰ (@xMorgieeee) December 27, 2016
The mall was placed on lockdown and later closed for the night.
No serious injuries were reported.
The investigation is ongoing.
Beachwood Place is an upscale shopping mall located in Beachwood, Ohio, a Greater Cleveland suburb. It opened in 1978.