Deputies arrested a 15-year-old boy who they said was involved in a fireworks scare at a mall in Palm Beach County that caused a mass evacuation after shoppers thought they heard gunshots.
The incident took place Saturday, when the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office bomb squad was called to the Mall at Wellington Green after numerous calls about sounds of gunshots heard inside, NBC affiliate WPTV reported.
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WATCH HEREThe mall was evacuated and shut down for three hours before investigators determined fireworks had been ignited in a men's bathroom.
The teen, who was not identified, was arrested Sunday and is charged with a felony count of criminal mischief.
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