Two teenage girls and a teenage boy have been charged for their part in a series of fights at Pentagon City Mall that forced mall officials to close the shopping complex early Saturday night.
Arlington County, Virginia, police said the disturbances began after 7 p.m. in the 1100 block of S. Hayes Street, with officers responding to several fights inside the mall. Police said that when they arrived they saw a “very large crowd in the food court and numerous fights happening simultaneously.”
Shoppers were sent home after police recommended that mall officials close the shopping complex.
POLICE ACTIVITY:
Police responded the 1100 block of S. Hayes Street for the report of multiple fights in the area. At the direction of ACPD, the mall is now closed. Police remain on scene. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/AtMhc21AAe— ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) March 29, 2025
A 13-year-old girl charged with riot and assault on police, after she allegedly “pushed an officer and resisted attempts to detain her,” police said. A 15-year-old girl charged with assault on police, two counts of assault and battery, injury to a person in a riot and obstruction of justice after she allegedly “assaulted a store employee,” according to police.
A 14-year-old boy was charged with assault on police, riot while carrying a weapon and trespassing after he “assaulted an officer and resisted arrest” and had a knife, police said.
One Arlington officer and a mall security guard suffered minor injuries, according to police.
A map of the area is below.
WTOP’s Valerie Bonk contributed to this report.
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