Police had to call for reinforcements from neighboring law enforcement agencies during a four-hour 'civil unrest' incident at Bay Street Mall in Emeryville.
EMERYVILLE -- What started as a group of young people causing a disturbance in an Emeryville store late Sunday afternoon turned into what police called"civil unrest," during which one person was stabbed and gunshots were reported.
At approximately 4:30 p.m., police received a call from a business at the Bay Street Mall about a group of approximately 50 young adults inside the store causing a disturbance. Officers arrived and escorted them out. At about 5:40 pm, the first of several fights were reported near the courtyard area of the mall. Officers attempted to maintain the peace while additional smaller fights broke out. Police then called for assistance from other agencies, including Berkeley police.
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