A large brawl drew a massive police presence at Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance on Sunday, with officers from multiple agencies responding to the scene. At around 4 p.m., Torrance Police Department officers were called to the shopping center, located in the 3500 block of Carson Street, for calls of a large group of juveniles who are fighting amongst themselves.

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Youth brawls draw hundreds to 2 California malls, including in Torrance

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Christopher Goffard

Aug. 27, 2023

Police from multiple agencies swarmed the Del Amo Fashion Center on Sunday afternoon after a brawl among juveniles, with possible gunfire, drew a massive crowd of underage onlookers.

Around 4 p.m., Torrance police received a call reporting a large crowd of juveniles fighting among themselves at the Carson Street shopping mall, said Torrance Police Sgt. Ron Salary.

Its unclear exactly how many people were fighting, but police estimate there were a thousand juveniles watching.

Its really not clear why they showed up at that location, Salary said. Because of the size of the crowd, when officers arrived, they asked for assistance from neighboring agencies.

A witness reported that at least one gunshot was fired, Salary said, though no one was reported struck. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries, arrests or damage to the mall.

Authorities worked to clear the fight watchers from the area, but there was not a general evacuation from the mall, police said.

Police also reported a large

juvenile

brawl

among juveniles

in the Bay Area city of Emeryville on Sunday afternoon.

Around 4:30 p.m., according to the Emeryville Police Department, about 50 young

adults people

caused a disturbance inside a store at the Bay Street Mall and had to be escorted out.

About an hour later, police said, 200 to 250 young

adults people

gathered at the mall, and several fights broke out near the courtyard. A gun was fired near Bay Street and Ohlone Way, though no one was reported hurt. Near Elm Street, a juvenile was stabbed, and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening wounds.

The Emeryville Police Department said the crowd had mostly dispersed by mid-evening.