In the wake of the Highland Park shooting, a livestreamed video circulating on Facebook purports to show the aftermath of a mass shooting at another July 4 celebration – this time in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
"Active shooter in harrisburg," reads a July 4 Facebook post that accumulated over 70 shares within one day.
The video shows a crowd of people gathered around to watch a fireworks display.
Similar claims have garnered hundreds of interactions on Facebook.
However, there was no shooting.
Local authorities said a fight broke out, and people in the area panicked after firecrackers were thrown onto the ground, and someone yelled, “Gun!” No shots were fired.
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USA TODAY reached out to the Facebook users who shared the claim for comment.
Harrisburg Police Commissioner Thomas Carter said in a press conference on July 5 that a fight broke out between multiple minors around 9 p.m. at Harrisburg's Front Street fireworks show.
"We have investigated and looked into it. There was no active shooters," Carter said. "Nobody can tell us with any certainty that they saw a gun or anything like that."
Carter said police used mace to break up the fight, and one person was arrested. There were no significant injuries reported from the incident.
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