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Updated: 12:23 AM Mar 7, 2010
Police Investigate Fight at Fashion Square Mall
Albemarle County Police say a large scale disorder involving 100 young people forced police to close Fashion Square Mall early Friday night.
Posted: 12:44 PM Mar 6, 2010Reporter: Bianca Spinosa Email Address: bianca.spinosa@newsplex.com |
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26 Comments 
March 6, 2010
Albemarle County Police say a large scale disorder involving 100 young people forced police to close Fashion Square Mall early Friday night.
Police say at around 7:00 pm, officers found a large crowd of juveniles divided into several groups apparently starting fights in the parking lot of the mall near the Belk's Men's and Home Store. Police say a weapon was recovered at the scene and there were reports of firearms being brandished.
For public safety reasons, Albemarle County Police and Fashion Square Mall Management decided to temporarily close the gates while the Mall was evacuated. After an hour, order was restored and the Mall re-opened. The Mall is open Saturday.
Police say one juvenile was injured in the fight, but the injury was non life-threatening.
Witnesses of the fight tell the Newsplex that the teenager with the gun was wearing a blue hoodie.
"After the fight we kind of came back in, and a guy with a gun came in and he was standing five feet from me, and he was like 'were you the ones who jumped my cousin,' and he ran around the mall with a gun." Albemarle County High School student Keanan Brown says he wasn't afraid. "I didn't think he was going to start shooting everybody."
Brown says the fight was more like an attack: fifteen teens on two.
"I didn't expect for it to be guys getting jumped. It was two kids and they got their butts handed to them. I don't know why they fought them, but I just know they had beef with them," says Brown. He says one of the victim's cousins had the gun.
There are no arrests at this time and the investigation is ongoing.
The mall issued this statement:
"The primary concern for the management of Fashion Square Mall is always for the safety and well being of our shoppers and mall employees, and we work closely with local authorities to take appropriate measures to ensure the safety of individuals in the mall. We remain committed to providing a safe shopping environment with a stellar record of safety."--Charlottesville Fashion Square
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 434-977-4000.
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you know i think its pretty sad that people keep saying something about the housing these kids live in or there parents have you ever thought that the parents of these kids are out at work trying to making a living and do the best with these kids and 99% of the people who live in public housing probley dont even wanna live in these housing units but have no choice being the way the economy is now and they're doing the best they can with the choice they have dont blame it on the parents or the housing maybe we need to blame it on the community or the older kids that have effects on the younger kids
To BooBunny -- Do you have proof that the entire force of two counties came (I highly doubt it is true) and shot Mr. Eppard? Were you there at Fashion Square Mall when the incident broke out? Do you know what happened? I like how people who no lack common knowledge about their 911-system and certain events makes absurd comments like this based on what hearsay. Also, instead of whining, why don't you go spank your kids? They are bound to be troublemakers someday.
Most of ya'll sound real ingnorant, yeah I give some blame to the parents for not being more involved but you can only try and how can they when you have to work two or three jobs just to make it here. C'ville has no opportunity for the urban. Look at the mall point out one urban store.....Nothing, all is being done is that the urban community is getting the boot out of charlottesville. where you live has nothing to do with anything. suburban kids do there dirt too and all ya'll know it so dont target one without doing it to all. kids follow other kids and do stupid things which this was but parents are here to give birth and to teach and let the rest happen, you can't control every single thing your kid does
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