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Fights at Pentagon City Mall force shopping complex to close early

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, multiple fights broke out at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia, prompting police to respond to the 1100 block of S. Hayes Street around 7:06 p.m.
The series of fights, reportedly starting in the food court, created a dangerous situation for patrons and officers, leading police to recommend an early closure of the mall and evacuate shoppers.
Responding officers encountered a large, disorderly crowd with several simultaneous fights, and they struggled to break up the altercations, according to police reports and witness accounts.
During the incident, a 15-year-old girl assaulted a store employee, mall security, and an officer, while a 14-year-old boy assaulted an officer and resisted arrest, with police finding a knife on him.
Three juveniles were detained in connection with the incident, with charges including riot, assault on police, injury to a person in a riot, obstruction of justice, and trespassing, and the mall reopened at its regular time on Sunday with increased police patrols.

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