PINEVILLE, N.C. – Pineville police said they responded to fights outside the Carolina Place Mall on Black Friday that placed stores on lockdown.
Officers told Channel 9 that two groups of people got into a fight at the mall just before 4 p.m.
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Authorities said a witness said a person involved in the fights flashed a handgun, but then Pineville officers who were working off duty at the mall arrived within seconds, and both groups dispersed immediately.
“It’s dangerous,” said the manager of SAS Shoes, Susan Pettus. “People get crazy. They have to slow down.”
Officials said a few stores were placed on lockdown for a short time while police resolved the incident.
Authorities said no one was injured during the fights, and no arrests were made.
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