Police officer, guard injured in fights at Pentagon City Mall, police detain 3 teens

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. — Several fights broke out at Pentagon City Mall Saturday night bringing dozens of police officers to shut down the mall and evacuate everyone, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

At 7:20 p.m., an Arlington Alert said, "Large crowds are causing disturbances at the mall," and police were seen on video obtained by 7News arresting several people allegedly involved. ---More...

NEW: Pentagon City Mall has been shut down after complete chaos breaks out, reports of multiple fights in a large crowd of people.

Arlington police closed down the mall and ordered evacuations before starting to make mass arrests.

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