WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina mall is extending a policy which requires teenagers under 18 to be accompanied by someone over 21 years old after a weekend attack involving a man, a woman and her daughter.
The change in policy for Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem extends the requirement to cover all hours of mall operation from Fridays through Sundays, the Winston-Salem Journal reported Tuesday. For Mondays through Thursdays, the mall policy is unchanged. During those days, someone over the age of 21 is required to be with anyone under 18 after 3 p.m.
In the recent incident, two adults were knocked to the parking lot surface, and police said the attackers also stole a purse. In video posted to social media, the assault occurred near an empty Winston-Salem police cruiser that was parked in front of the mall. Winston-Salem Police Lt. John Morris said the police car in the video was used by an off-duty officer working security at the mall, as many police officers do.
Morris said officers are working to identify the people responsible for the assault.
On Nov, 21, a juvenile was shot and suffered a graze wound to the face following a fight at the mall, according to police.
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