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Saturday, January, 12th David Steven Bell was captured on video punching a Black girl outside the Asheville Mall in Asheville, North Carolina WLOS reported.

51-year-old David Steven Bell brutally assaulted a Black girl outside Asheville Mall in Asheville, North Carolina Full story = https://t.co/kVWQOtNvol pic.twitter.com/zRLWK9Ecd1 — The Black Detour (@theblackdetour) January 14, 2019

The child who was hit by the 51-year-old and other children were involved in a fight that erupted in the mall on the night of the incident according to the Asheville police. Then some point during the fight Bell pushed the young girl down and then punched her. Videos of the incident quickly spread throughout social media.

An off-duty officer arrested Bell, who was charged with one count of assault on a female under 12 and two counts of assault on a female according to the news station.

The incident is still under investigation by the Asheville police according to Citizen-Times.

This is a developing story and will be updated.