GREENSBORO, N.C.-- A 17-year-old is facing charges related to an incident that happened at Four Seasons Mall Saturday night. Police responded to an initial call--which was reported as an active shooter.
Officers on scene were able to confirm within a minute or less that there were no shots fired at all.
After investigating further, Greensboro police said that a fight started and during the chaos someone yelled there were shots fired, which created mass panic throughout the mall.
Claims of shots fired were also being posted on social media which continued the rumors and police continue to say, no shots were fired.
Victoria Waldrip, 17, of Marietta, Ga. was arrested for trespassing and assaulting an officer. Investigators tell WFMY News 2 that Waldrip refused to leave the mall after officers and mall security gave her multiple opportunities to do so.
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Police say Waldrip is charged with resisting and assaulting an officer because she resisted during her arrest and she kicked an officer.
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*Editors note: In the original version we reported that Waldrip *licked* an officer. Police confirm they had a typo in their original information to WFMY News 2 and it should say that she *kicked* an officer.