Fight Inside Long Island Mall Frightens Shoppers

A fight at a shopping mall on Long Island sent dozens of panicked shoppers running for cover.

Officers responded to a report of a fight between two individuals at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday near the food court at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, according to Nassau County police.

No injuries were reported and officers escorted the combatants out of the mall. A few stores temporarily closed during the incident.

Videos posted on social media sites showed shoppers running through the shopping mall and hiding behind a wall near the food court.

A spokesman for Simon Property Group, which runs the mall, didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment.

Saturday's incident comes days after a security guard at a Tourneau store in the mall was shot during an attempted robbery. A suspect in that incident was arrested Tuesday.  

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