Video captures off-duty officer fighting in Los Angeles-area shopping mall
The person who recorded the incident tweeted one of the men has a gun and was trying to steal.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An off-duty law enforcement officer was recorded on cell phone video fighting with another person inside a sprawling Los Angeles-area shopping mall Friday.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told Fox News affiliate KTTT-TV that the confrontation at the Los Cerritos Center stemmed from a social media post.
The sheriff's office could not confirm that information with Fox News. A sheriff's deputy said it was unclear which agency the law enforcement officer was employed with, what led to the fight or if anyone was injured.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The video shows two men scuffling with each other before one of them appears to throw the other onto the floor in front of stunned Black Friday shoppers.
A tweet from a Twitter user who said he recorded the incident said someone tried to steal merchandise and was armed with a gun.
Sheriff's officials could not confirm if anyone was trying to shoplift or if a weapon was involved.