Usually Black Friday sales are the ones that trigger "mall brawls."
But this year, post-Christmas sales have shoppers in a chaotic frenzy, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "shop 'til you drop."
There were reported mall fights in at least a dozen malls Monday as shoppers sought to capitalize the day after Christmas.
A series of apparently unconnected fights and disturbances broke out at malls across the country the day after Christmas, leaving shoppers desperate for an exit and authorities struggling to wrangle unruly crowds.
Several arrests and multiple injuries were reported — including an assault on an officer — and authorities and witnesses described panic-stricken scenes from Aurora, Colo. to East Garden City, N.Y.
In Manchester, Conn., police said what began as an unspecified "disturbance" among 10 teenagers on Monday afternoon quickly escalated as multiple fights broke out simultaneously