Due to the fact that someone wanted to rob a jewellery store, there have been allegations of a shooting that took place in Pentagon Mall, which is located in Arlington County, Virginia. The identical smash-and-grab operation conducted with a fire extinguisher was carried out at the Torneau, and the Arlington County Police Department rushed to the scene on South Hayes Street in Arlington. After breaking the glass watch displays with hammers and fire extinguishers, the suspects were observed getting into a car and driving away. They appeared to have been attempting to escape.

A smash-in of the same kind took again at the beginning of September this year, and once again, the police mistaken the noises of smashing glass for the sounds of gunfire that were taking place inside the shopping centre.