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Fight Panics Shoppers At Roosevelt Field Mall In Nassau County

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A fight at a Long Island mall sent dozens of panicked shoppers running for cover.

It happened around 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City.

A Nassau County police spokesman tells The Associated Press officers responded to a report of a fight at the shopping mall. There were no reported injuries.

Videos posted on social media sites showed shoppers running through the mall and hiding behind a wall near the food court.

"I think it's pretty scary," one shopper said. "You never know what's going to happen, you have to keep your guard up."

A spokesman for Simon Property Group, which runs the mall, didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment.

Saturday's incident comes days after a security guard at a Tourneau store in the mall was shot during an attempted robbery.

A suspect in that incident, 21-year-old Oliver Lee, was arrested Tuesday. He has pleaded not guilty to robbery, assault and other charges.

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