A Monroeville Mall brawl (sometimes erroneously spelled Monroevill Mall) is making headlines. The Monroeville Mall brawl, which involved several groups of mainly African-American females, has prompted officials to make security changes to insure the safety of shoppers. It is believed that the fights occurred because of a “stupid” remark made by one of the teenagers.
The most recent Monroeville Mall brawl has lead to some major security changes. On Friday night, at around 5:30 p.m., the Monroeville Mall (sometimes erroneously spelled Monroevill Mall) in Pennsylvania was a crime scene, where a massive brawl took place involving more than 1000 people.
According to The Inquisitr, authorities said a group of teenagers or young adults mainly composed of African-Americans started fighting on the first floor.
At least 50 people took part in the first melee. Within minutes at least half a dozen smaller fights occurred.
While the brawl started on the first floor, it rapidly spilled upstairs. Numerous shoppers and shop owners called 911.
According to Monroeville Police Chief Doug Cole, the Monroeville Mall brawl was so impressive and out of control that he was forced to call four other agencies including Wilkins, Churchill, and Allegheny County for extra help.
Cole went on to reveal that the fight lead to two male juveniles being injured. A child, who was injured at 5:30 p.m., was taken to the Children’s Hospital for treatment.
A male teen, who sustained cuts and bruises around 8 p.m., was rushed to AHN Forbes Hospital. The chief said that multiple people were arrested and citations were issued for disorderly conduct.
Doug Cole stated that one of the reasons why the after-Christmas Monroeville Mall brawl got out of hands is because of social media.
While no one really understands why, at between 4:30 and 5 p.m., dozens of people took to Facebook and Twitter to post messages about going to Monroeville Mall.
The law enforcer said that no threats were made in the messages and no one called for violence. He added:
“We are seeing messages that they were going to the mall, to meet at the mall type of message”
Despite the fact that most of the people involved in the Boxing Day brawl were young and black, Cole made clear that it was not a protest in support of Eric Garner and Mike Brown.
The police officer believes that the Monroeville Mall brawl was caused by a heated argument between two young people and things escalated.
Ron Harvey, a Monroeville councilman and fire chief, confirmed that it was not an organized protest by saying:
“These things sometimes have the most simple, stupid starts to them.Weird situations between young people can tip this stuff off.”
The nasty Monroeville Mall brawl has pushed Mayor Greg Erosenko to put more police in the area.
The owner of the mall has also hired a private security firm to patrol the inside and outside of the 1.3 million-square-foot shopping center, 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Erosenko explained:
“The mall is doing so well, it’s reinventing itself. This gives Monroeville a black eye. There was no reason for any of that activity last night.”
The Monroeville Mall, which was used for the 1978 horror movie Dawn of the Dead, underwent some major renovation in 2013.
A 12-screen Cinemark movie theater was added and J.C. Penney was moved into the upper floor, while Dick’s Sporting Goods transferred from the mall’s annex to the level below J.C. Penney. The mall has reopened after the Friday brawl.
The Monroeville Mall brawl was not the only one on December 26th, more than 100 teens stormed the Independence Center in Independence, Missouri to spread chaos.
In California, a shooting over food, took place at the Arden Mall in Sacramento. Below is a video of the Monroeville Mall brawl.
In 2012, a young woman suspected of theft, punched and kicked a young employee, who was trying to stop her. You can watch a report on the 2012 Monroeville Mall fight after the jump.
