Fight at Great Lakes Crossing leads to false reports of active shooting

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (FOX 2) - A fight at Great Lakes Crossing led to false reports of an active shooting on Saturday.

Shoppers ran out of the mall shortly after 6:50 p.m. after reports of a shooting. According to Auburn Hills Police, no shots were ever fired.

Police say a fight broke out between teens, and at one point, pepper spray was pulled out and used.

"Auburn Hills Police Officers are on the scene of an assault and battery at Great Lakes Crossing Mall. One of the parties involved use pepper spray. The area is safe, EMT's are treating those effected by the spray. No gunshots were fired, no guns were involved," police said in a tweet.

Amilia Bias tells FOX 2 no one really knew what was happening, but everyone was panicking, fearing the worst.

"At this time in life, you don't know what's going on if it's a shooter or not, so you know you just react and try to get to safety as quick as you can, and that's what we did," she said. "Everybody was terrified. A lot of people were crying, scared, and shook up, I was one of them."