When two officers arrived, a group of people standing in front of the building scattered.
Several groups of men had reached a street at right angles to ours, and had scattered among the ruins.
As we left the village, a group of terrified residents scattered ahead of us.
One witness, a 12-year-old boy who was skating with friends near the deli, told how the group scattered in fear at the shooting.
Then he caught sight of the second, running in a completely different direction; the group had scattered.
The group of young blacks stared at the intruder and quickly scattered in different directions.
Two police officers approached, and the group scattered, according to the police.
There are four major groups of ravines, and many smaller groups scattered throughout the city.
If he were to be picked up two days before the wedding, his group might panic and scatter.
Danny parked and walked in, a group of wine guzzlers scattering to let him through.