INSANE Brawl At St. Louis Walmart Had People Throwing Items At Each Other, Set Off Fire Extinguishers

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Ferguson police are now investigating an altercation that broke out inside a Walmart store, which has since gone viral through videos all over social media.

“I’ve seen some videos on social media, and it’s disgraceful. I’m going to call it like it is,” said Ferguson Police Chief Frank McCall.

The video shows chaos in the self-checkout area of the Walmart off West Florissant Avenue. Multiple people become entangled in a brawl, as some individuals throw objects and set off fire extinguishers.

“You’re looking at probably anywhere from 10 to maybe 25 people [involved],” said McCall.

McCall says what they know so far is this altercation took place Tuesday night, following a small incident earlier that night that was handled internally and without calling the police.

“Apparently, it kicked back up shortly thereafter,” he said.

Police arrived at 9 p.m. for the second incident, but it was already settling down as they got to the store. McCall said the department is working with Walmart corporate to get surveillance video from inside the store.

Walmart declined to provide a comment on the incident and referred all questions to the police.

Shoppers and residents who were at Walmart Tuesday night, or frequent the store, are now calling on the store to close after similar events have happened at this location before.

Based on this, News 4 asked Chief McCall if he considers this location to be a public nuisance to the surrounding community.