The Macy’s department store at Dadeland Mall was evacuated Saturday afternoon after a woman attacked security with pepper spray, police say.
The Macy's department store at Dadeland Mall was evacuated Saturday afternoon after a woman attacked security with pepper spray, police say.
While officers were taking 24-year-old Adarius Jones into custody for shoplifting at the store, a woman rushed them and began using pepper spray in an attempt to free the him, according to Miami-Dade Police.
The woman then ran out the department store in an unknown direction. Authorities say the woman is a black female between 25 and 30 years old, has dreads and was dressed in all black.
Detectives say the pepper spray chemical entered the air conditioner ventilation and at least 350 to 400 people had to be evacuated from the store. The remainder of the mall was not interrupted during the confrontation.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue treated four patients at the mall and transported one victim to a nearby hospital.
