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A shopping center in Southern California was forced to close early on Saturday evening after the venue became swamped by brawling teenagers.
Police in Long Beach were quickly on the scene of The Pike Outlets mall after a fight between two girls resulted in an all-out brawl.
Footage of the massive scuffle saw about 200 individuals all congregating at the mall after a social media post went viral suggesting there would be a fight between two females, one adult and one juvenile.
Officers were on standby ahead of the melee and were quickly able to identify the two females around which the fracas broke out.
The Pike Outlets in Long Beach, California closed early after a fight broke out between two girls which spilled over into an all-out brawl involving several hundred
A social media post led to a gathering of 200 people at the shopping center that hinted there was to be a fight between two females
Video footage from the scene sees the two girls engaged in a brawl
The girls were surrounded by a large group of teens seen recording the incident on their cellphones
One of the girls approached the other and the fight immediately broke out with the pair jeered on by hundreds of teens, many of whom filmed the ruckus on their cellphones.
The fight between the two girls looked particularly violent as punches flew and the pair grabbed one another by each other's hair and clothes.
The violence only seemed to grow as bystanders screamed and yelled as the fight spilled out into the mall.
Police were on the scene within 30 seconds having been tipped off well in advance, managing to lie in wait. Both participants were swiftly placed in handcuffs and taken into custody.
The identities of the two women who were arrested has not been disclosed and the motive behind the initial confrontation remains unclear.
A few police officers remained on-site to monitor the area, with a bus brought in to accommodate the possibility of several juveniles being detained.
Both females were taken into custody by police although they have not been identified
The motive behind the brawl has not been revealed. The second of the two women is seen here
The two women are seen being arrested by police with one forced to the ground
Police were on the scene within 30 seconds of the brawl breaking out
There were hundreds of bystanders all capturing the fight on their phones
