Dayton Mall scare: ‘There was no shooter’

The panic happened on Super Saturday, the last Saturday before Christmas and one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Around 3 p.m., McCoy said police began receiving calls about a fight, but it was not clear whether it was inside or outside the mall, nor how many people were involved, he said.

As police officers arrived to assist officers already at the more, someone reported hearing gunfire.

However, the noise was caused by something other than a gun.

“A car ran over a pop bottle, a plastic bottle,” McCoy said.

Police were not able to find anyone involved in a fight, and there were no victims or anyone injured.

“The mall is safe and it’s open,” McCoy said.