CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A fight involving multiple combatants that erupted last week inside the Walmart on Wilkinson Boulevard was caught on cellphone video.
The fight started when the store's loss prevention team confronted a teen who allegedly tried to steal a $7 shirt.
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In the video, dozens of shoppers stand back as the melee unfolds inside the Walmart in west Charlotte.
It appears that the brawl initially started it the entrance of the store on Wilkinson Boulevard. Police said that's when members of the store's loss prevention team attempted to stop a teenager who was allegedly trying to steal a shirt.
One man tried to hold onto the suspect, and that's when you can see several other people jump in and joined in the fight.
“I don't come that often but I wouldn't want to walk into something like that,” said shopper Alfonza Davis.
Police said one person was hospitalized following the ruckus, and they arrested a 14-year-old male on assault charges.
“This Walmart is really out of control. They really need to have security here,” said another shopper, Dawn Evans.
Channel 9 was told the store is now looking to increase security.
Walmart told Channel 9 this is an ongoing police matter and they are fully cooperating in their investigation.
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