Fights have broken out at over a dozen malls across the US, sending shoppers scrambling for the exits during the typically busy post-Christmas shopping day.
The violence caused chaotic scenes and shut down at least 15 malls on Monday, in states from Colorado to Tennessee, Texas to New Jersey.
No one was seriously injured in the mall melees, which also prompted numerous false reports of gunfire.
Officers in the state of Ohio used pepper spray to disperse a large crowd following a fight at an upscale shopping mall in Beachwood, in suburban Cleveland.
About 10 people suffered minor injuries during a scuffle in the food court at a mall in Elizabeth, New Jersey. At least one fight shut down the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, Illinois.
A large fight also broke out between teenagers in the food court at the Cross Creek Mall in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
The police department in Aurora, Colorado, said the Town Center Aurora mall was closed early after multiple…