Two folks have been arrested after a large brawl broke out exterior the Pike Retailers in Lengthy Seaside on Saturday.
Shortly after 3 p.m., the Lengthy Seaside Police Division posted on social media that it was conscious of a “a gaggle gathering deliberate for this afternoon in The Pike” and elevated its presence within the space, prompting the procuring advanced to shut early.
The brawl broke out roughly three hours later. Video posted by KTLA-TV exhibits two ladies fist-fighting surrounded by dozens of youngsters.
The video exhibits cops arresting the 2 ladies concerned within the battle.
Social media posts indicated that the group had deliberate to fulfill as much as set up a “smash-and-grab” theft occasion, in keeping with the Lengthy Seaside Submit.
Round 6:30 p.m., officers responded to a close-by capturing round East 1st Avenue and the Promenade, the place a 16-year-old male obtained a gunshot wound to the leg. The sufferer’s accidents have been non-life-threatening, and he was transported to a hospital.
A motive for the capturing, and whether or not it was associated to the close by brawl, is unclear, in keeping with a spokesperson for the Lengthy Seaside Police Division.
