A Versace sample sale was temporarily shut down in New York City after more than 1,000 shoppers rushed the designer store for discounts. The fashion house promised up to 80 percent off for the event, according to social media posts. The NYPD got involved after intense crowds filled the block and eventually swarmed the glass doors of the building. One man who was waiting for the sale said in a video that people ran to the front and then people in the second group argued about it. People are not moving their cars, people are fighting the staff, and people are fighting each other in the front.
One woman who made it inside said that people were ready to tussle over the merchandise as they paced around the store in the caption of a video posted from inside. The NYPD had to clear the entire block of shoppers because of the fighting. The sale was supposed to run from Wednesday to Saturday, but it was shut down because of fighting and stealing. The sale reopened on Wednesday afternoon and no arrests were made, but it didn't reopen on Thursday morning.
The event was scheduled to be open on Friday and Saturday.