Rumors of 10 foot creatures started flying after as many as 200 police officers showed up to a situation at a mall in Miami.
Inital reports were that gunshots were fired at the mall, but that story changed to a group of teenagers set off fireworks inside the mall, leading to the arrest of four, according to Newsweek.
Police reports states that 50 juveniles were escorted out of the mall when another 15 juveniles were spotted beating up a driver.
Miami police told Newsweek that two of the male teenagers were arrested and charged with burglary, third-degree grand theft, battery and resisting arrest and that another two teens were charged with resisting an officer without violence.
According to Newsweek more than 60 police cars showed up to the incident, although some claims say as many as two hundred police officers were involved.
Rumors started swirling following the extremely large police presense while some are claiming that it may be the largest police response ever.
Libertarian Presidential Candidate Joshua Smith tweeted “Crazy reports of 8 to 10 foot creatures in a mall in Miami. Multiple people reported it, and multiple people heard it across scanners. Reports of all flights being canceled, and power outage for miles. Initial videos of the area showed around 200 cops, but those are being scrubbed apparently? Reports that people had their cell phones confiscated, ect. Now being reported that it was just a fight between some kids? When the hell do 200 cops show up for a fight at the mall? Is Toplobsta right? Are the Nephalims returning?”
Nephalims comes from the Hebrew Bible and is sometimes translated to “giants”, and is found in the books of Genesis and Numbers.
Claims also swirled that air traffic over the area was shut down besides for police helicopters, 60,000 nearby residences were without power during the incident, and that police scanners were temporarily disabled.
One tiktok user that goes by the name of Auntie posted a video claiming that the large police presence “had nothing to do with the juvenile fight. According to these witnesses, it was actually the mall-goers shooting to protect themselves from these eight- to ten-foot-tall creatures in self-defense.”
One person posted on X that “10ft Aliens/Creatures (caught on camera?) fired at inside and outside Miami Mall, media silent, cops are covering it up saying kids were fighting with fireworks, yet all these cop cars, & air traffic stopped that night except for black military choppers…and no media coverage. Spot the walking figure in the video. What do you think?”
Another X user posted “Still no flights going or coming at Miami International. Only one PD helicopter patrolling the area.”
Some on social media claimed that when they zoomed in that you could see a large gray creature walking outside.
Police have denounced the rumors that a gray creature was seen on video. Miami PD spokesperson said regarding the rumors that “What is seen in this clip is the shadow of someone walking. If you look at the bottom of the shadow, you can see the person. No creature.”
“There were no aliens,” Miami Police Department public information officer Michael Veg wrote in a email. “No airports were closed. Nothing is being withheld from the public. LOL.”
Miami police also debunked the rumors of UFO’s flying over the area that night. In an email to Forbes, the Miami Police Department claimed “There were no aliens, UFOs, or ETs. No airports were closed. No power outages.”