Overview
- Officers responded just after 2 p.m. to a 911 crowd-control call at the Mall at Bay Plaza and ordered the crowd to disperse.
- Police encountered roughly 100 to 200 teenagers gathered in and around the shopping center.
- Multiple juveniles were taken into custody as the area was cleared, with charges and final counts not yet released.
- Authorities described the gathering as a planned social-media “takeover,” noting similar teen meetups have occurred at the complex.
- Mall officials reported no interior damage and said the mall stayed open, while a nearby fast-food restaurant had a shattered window.