By John Palminteri of KEYT News
Some thought it was a bloody stabbing in the 900 block that went into a walkway towards the public restrooms. A red substance was on the ground.
The incident, in part, was caught with a cell phone camera. What happened before the conflict was not taped or sent to NewsChannel 3.
Santa Barbara Police say this stemmed from a shoplifting at Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th. A store asset protection employee attempted to detain the suspect several times over a city block.
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(Photos were submitted by a witness)