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These attacks are horrific and, in some cases, were coordinated through the use of social media. These riots cost those mall's millions of dollars and help to drive more customers away from brick and mortar stores to the internet.
Boxing Day Fights: Violence Erupts In Over A Dozen US Malls
ED MORRISSEYPosted at 12:01 pm on December 27, 2016
Did a wave of brawling in US malls the day after Christmas amount to a series of coincidences, or to a loosely organized plot? More than a dozen shopping centers got disrupted by violence yesterday, and a few of those had something in common — false reports of gunfire. Others appeared to be touched off by rival groups of teens, interrupting one of the busiest shopping days of the year for retailers.
The New York Times notes that the fights broke out across more than a dozen states, from New Jersey to Colorado:
At the Cross Creek Mall food court in Fayetteville, N.C., a group of teenagers scuffled around 4:45 p.m., resulting in that mall’s closing, the Fayetteville Police Department said in a statement. Despite receiving several 911 calls about gunshots, the police could not confirm that any were fired inside or outside the mall.
In Chattanooga, Tenn., around the same time, 20 fireworks were set off at the Hamilton Place mall, the mall said on Twitter.
Fights broke out at two Memphis malls, according to local reports. One led to the closing of the Oak Court Mall, and another, at the nearby Wolfchase Galleria, resulted in several 911 calls about shots fired, The Commercial Appeal reported.
“Somebody yelled ‘Gun!’ and youths stampeded through the mall,” Deputy Chief Terry Landrum of the Memphis Police Department told the paper about the episode at the Wolfchase Galleria, noting the similarity to the melee at Oak Court.
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These attacks are horrific and, in some cases, were coordinated through the use of social media. These riots cost those mall's millions of dollars and help to drive more customers away from brick and mortar stores to the internet.
Boxing Day Fights: Violence Erupts In Over A Dozen US Malls
ED MORRISSEYPosted at 12:01 pm on December 27, 2016
Did a wave of brawling in US malls the day after Christmas amount to a series of coincidences, or to a loosely organized plot? More than a dozen shopping centers got disrupted by violence yesterday, and a few of those had something in common — false reports of gunfire. Others appeared to be touched off by rival groups of teens, interrupting one of the busiest shopping days of the year for retailers.
The New York Times notes that the fights broke out across more than a dozen states, from New Jersey to Colorado:
At the Cross Creek Mall food court in Fayetteville, N.C., a group of teenagers scuffled around 4:45 p.m., resulting in that mall’s closing, the Fayetteville Police Department said in a statement. Despite receiving several 911 calls about gunshots, the police could not confirm that any were fired inside or outside the mall.
In Chattanooga, Tenn., around the same time, 20 fireworks were set off at the Hamilton Place mall, the mall said on Twitter.
Fights broke out at two Memphis malls, according to local reports. One led to the closing of the Oak Court Mall, and another, at the nearby Wolfchase Galleria, resulted in several 911 calls about shots fired, The Commercial Appeal reported.
“Somebody yelled ‘Gun!’ and youths stampeded through the mall,” Deputy Chief Terry Landrum of the Memphis Police Department told the paper about the episode at the Wolfchase Galleria, noting the similarity to the melee at Oak Court.
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http://beta.hotair.com/archives/2016/12/27/boxing-day-fights-violence-erupts-in-over-a-dozen-us-malls/