Police Pepper Spray Crowd at Franklin Park Mall
Anastasia Ellis, ABC 13 Toledo, December 17, 2014
Pre-sale fervor over coveted athletic shoes has some crying “foul,” after a scuffle with police outside of the Franklin Park Mall.
Dozens lined up at the JCPenney entrance for a chance to get a ticket to buy $200 “Jordan 11” sneakers.
Those tickets would allow shoppers to return to Finish Line this Saturday so they could buy the limited-edition shoes.
Those in the crowd tell 13abc: 300-400 people lined up overnight, but the store had 100-150 tickets.
Around 6 a.m., according to shoppers, those with Finish Line announced a delay in the opening of the store, prompting outcries from the crowd.
Some in the group then allegedly became belligerent, prompting officers to fire pepper spray.
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