A mass panic at the Parks Mall in Arlington Sunday as shoppers raced for safety after hearing what they believed were gunshots.
Social media bristled with descriptions of children and the elderly nearly being trampled.
Arlington police quickly responded to what many believed to be a gunman on the loose. Officers did not evacuate the mall and, in the end, they determined the crackling sounds came from someone setting off fireworks.
They have been reviewing security video in the hope of finding whoever did it.
