RALEIGH, N.C. -- Police said between 200 and 300 people joined fight that began inside Raleigh mall.
Raleigh Police Department representative Jim Sughrue said on Sunday that the gang-related brawl began inside Triangle Town Center Mall on Saturday night.
Off-duty officers working at the mall requested assistance from the Wake County Sheriff's Office and the N.C. Highway Patrol.
Sughrue said the melee began inside the mall and continued outside. A 15-year-old was stabbed outside the mall. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A police officer was also injured with a cut to his knee.
Sughrue said eight people were arrested on charges that include felony riot, assault on a law enforcement officer and disorderly conduct. He did not have the names of those arrested.
Raleigh Police Department representative Jim Sughrue said on Sunday that the gang-related brawl began inside Triangle Town Center Mall on Saturday night.
Off-duty officers working at the mall requested assistance from the Wake County Sheriff's Office and the N.C. Highway Patrol.
Sughrue said the melee began inside the mall and continued outside. A 15-year-old was stabbed outside the mall. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A police officer was also injured with a cut to his knee.
Sughrue said eight people were arrested on charges that include felony riot, assault on a law enforcement officer and disorderly conduct. He did not have the names of those arrested.
