HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Huntersville police say officers arrested one person after a disturbance sent crowds running at Birkdale Village Saturday evening.
Many people were talking about the incident online, saying shots were fired.
Police confirmed no gunfire, but some frantic moments during the evening.
Officials said a suspect threatened and pointed a gun at another person during an argument.
Police arrested 38-year-old James Servillion Harrison and charged him with assault by pointing a gun and communicating threats.
Jail records show that Harrison was held under a $15,000 secured bond but bonded out less than eight hours after he was booked.
In a video sent to Channel 9, you can see mass panic. Dozens of customers and employees were running away.
The police confirmed that there was some kind of altercation and that they did find a gun, but there is no indication that it had been fired. All rounds were accounted for, officials said.
Though no shots were fired, the incident provided scary moments for some in the area.
“I was immediately scared,” said Riley Warren, a witness. “We ran inside, they shut the doors in Bar Taco, all the open spaces. Everyone inside was shaking and very nervous.”
“Like 40 people ran in the doors all at once,” said another witness, Elaina Moczulski. “No one really knew what was happening.”
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