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Seven Minors Charged After TikTok-Organized Brawl of Over 300 Youths at New Jersey Mall

  • On the evening of Saturday, May 17, over 300 youths gathered at a mall in Edison, New Jersey, which escalated into a major fight.
  • The incident followed TikTok and Instagram posts calling for youths to meet at the mall around 7 p.m., which caused the crowd to grow rapidly from 100 to over 300 participants.
  • Edison police requested backup from neighboring departments to disperse the chaotic crowd, during which seven minors, none from Edison, were arrested amidst the melee.
  • One juvenile faces charges of aggravated assault against a police officer, six others have been charged with disorderly conduct, and among them, one individual is additionally charged with resisting arrest; no weapons were found and no youths sustained injuries.
  • The incident illustrates how social media posts can rapidly mobilize large gatherings of youths, causing public safety challenges that require multi-town law enforcement responses.
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CBS News broke the news in on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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