Unruly shoppers seeking Nike Inc’s new Air Jordan athletic shoes created havoc in stores around the country on Friday and police made several arrests.

In cities from North Carolina to Indiana to Washington state, crowds pushed, fought or rushed the doors to buy the black-and-white Air Jordan 11 Retro Concords, which went on sale on Friday, police said.

In the Seattle suburb of Tukwila, Washington, police had to use pepper spray to break up fights in a crowd of up to 2,000 people at the Westfield South Center mall, according to police spokesman Mike Murphy.