The incident was reported at The Mills at Jersey Gardens on Monday afternoon around 2 p.m.
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Officials with the Elizabeth Police Department said the initial reports of shots fired were a false alarm. A fight broke out which led to a temporary lockdown, but everything was cleared and businesses reopened.
No injuries were reported, but rumors about shots being fired spread across social media.
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Elizabeth police are currently reviewing surveillance footage from the incident.
So far no arrests have been made.
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