A disturbing scene at an area Walmart - a fight caught on camera and Savannah's mayor there to help break it up.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: In the middle of pandemic, Savannah mayor helps break up fight at Walmart

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LOWCOUNTRY -- WITH 169 CASES -- INCLUDING FOUR DEATHS. <> A DISTURBING SCENE AT AN AREA WALMART - A FIGHT CAUGHT ON TAPE. AND THE CITY'S MAYOR HELP BREAKS IT UP. AS WJCL'S FRANK SULKOWSKI REPORTS - THIS TERRIFYING SCENE HAS THE SAME LOCAL LEADER REMINDING PEOPLE TO STAY HOME. <> THIS IS VIEWER VIDEO OF THE SCENE AT THE WALMART AT MONTGOMERY CROSS ROAD ON FRIDAY NIGHT. A FIGHT BREAKS OUT IN THE AISLES. ALSO ON THE SCENE - THE MAYOR OF SAVANNAH, VAN JOHNSON. DURING A FACEBOK LIVE ON FRIDAY HE CRITICIZED THE GOVERNOR;S RECENT ORDERS AND MADE MENTION OF THE SCENE... JOHNSON: "YEAH... YEAH.. I WAS THERE... JOHNSON HAS REPEATEDLY EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION ABOUT CITIZENS REFUSING TO SOCIAL DISTANCE OR FOLLOW THE RULES HE & OTHER LEADERS HAVE LAID OUT. THE MAYOR THINKS THE LACK OF DISTANCING IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN PEOPLE GO SHOPPING. THE NEED TO ENFORCE SOCIAL DISTANCING IS THE REASON WALMART AND SIMILAR RETAILERS HAVE IMPOSED NEW GUIDELINES TO ENTER AND EXIT THE STORE. <> THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN BEFORE THOSE RULES WENT INTO EFFECT. WALMART HAD NO COMMENT ON THE MATTER. BUT THE MAYOR USED THIS SAD SCENE AS A WAY TO REINFORCE A MESSAGE HE'S BEEN SAYING FOR A WHILE... HE SAID: "I WAS IN WALMART ON MONTGOMERY CROSSROADS WHEN MULTIPLE FIGHTS BROKE OUT. I ASSISTED WHERE I COULD IN DIFFUSING THE INCIDENT AND <> I THANK THE WONDERFUL TEAM AT WALMART WHO MANAGED THIS SITUATION WITHOUT INJURY. IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, THE ONLY THING WE SHOULD BE FIGHTING IS COVID19 AND THE ONLY MESSAGE THAT SH

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Above video: Fight at Savannah WalmartA disturbing scene at an area Walmart - a fight caught on camera and Savannah's mayor there to help break it up. You can see the incident in viewer video of the scene: a Friday night fight breaking out in the aisles of the Walmart on Montgomery Crossroads.Also on the scene, the Mayor of Savannah, Van Johnson.During a Facebook Live on Friday night, he criticized Governor Brian Kemp's recent orders and made mention of the fight scene."I was in there tonight, yes I was in there," explains Johnson.County by county: The latest coronavirus cases in Georgia, South CarolinaCoronavirus in Georgia, SC: The latest headlines, resources, how to keep your family safeWJCL's coronavirus special coverageJohnson has repeatedly expressed frustration about citizens refusing to social distance or follow the rules he and other leaders have laid out in regards to the COVID-19 Pandemic."We knew last Saturday that Walmart was like the club," says Johnson.Johnson thinks the lack of distancing is especially true when people go shopping. The need to enforce social distancing is the reason Walmart and similar retailers have imposed new guidelines to enter and exit the store.The video of this fight was taken before those rules went into effect and Walmart had no comment on the matter.But Mayor Johnson used this sad scene as a way to reinforce a message he's been saying for a while."I was in Walmart on Montgomery Crossroads when multiple fights broke out," says Johnson. "I assisted where I could in diffusing the incident and I thank the wonderful team at Walmart who managed this situation without injury. In these difficult times, the only thing we should be fighting is COVID-19 ans the only message that should become viral is to stay home."Here are some of the rules of the orders in place here in Georgia.People are ordered to stay home unless they are conducting essential business like going to work or the grocery store.No gathering of more than 10 people unless six feet of space can be maintained.Restaurants can only be carryout, takeout or delivery.Below video: City of Savannah suffers major financial losses due to coronavirus