New Jersey
NJ police respond to ‘physical altercation’ at Garden State Plaza mall
PARAMUS, N.J. (PIX11) — Police in New Jersey responded to a “bodily altercation” at Westfield Backyard State Plaza mall in Paramus Saturday afternoon.
A battle broke out on the meals court docket within the mall round 4:11 p.m., in keeping with Paramus Police Chief Ken Ehrenberg. In the course of the battle, somebody broke a bottle, which bystanders mistakenly believed was a gunshot. Panic ensued as folks began working via the mall, inflicting lockdowns and evacuations, Ehrenberg mentioned.
These concerned within the altercation “left the world” and there’s no “hazard” to the general public, in keeping with a tweet from the Paramus Police Division. Rumors of a capturing on the mall have been false, police mentioned.
“We obtained in all probability over 100 911 calls reporting a capturing on the Plaza. Our models have been right here inside minutes and rapidly decided that there was no capturing,” Ehrenberg mentioned.
Paramus police and detectives are investigating the incident. The mall has since reopened.