Complete chaos broke out Saturday night inside Six Flags Over Georgia with huge brawls and ended with a 15-year-old boy getting shot outdoors the park by a policeman who was performing in self-defense throughout a gunfight.
As WTVN reported, a deranged crowd of about 500-600 individuals started brawling contained in the park, which is situated in Atlanta. The outlet notes police had been capable of get them outdoors the park gates.
One of many fights captured on social media exhibits a number of younger ladies concerned within the commotion.
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NEW: Fights escape on the opening day of Six Flags in Georgia ending with police taking pictures a 15-year-old.
This is the reason Atlanta can’t have good issues.
Police say they had been known as after they acquired reviews of *500-600* individuals operating and preventing on the park.
The park then… pic.twitter.com/mJm99NDwxX
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 4, 2024
Issues took a flip for the worst as soon as outdoors Six Flags. An unidentified group of thugs instantly started taking pictures at Cobb County cops trying to revive order.
An officer shot again, hitting the 15-year-old. Based on WTVN, the youth was taken to Grady Hospital and stays in vital situation.
FOX 5 Atlanta reported the youth was later recognized as Syere Littlefield of School Park. Police say he has been charged with aggravated assault.
One social media person captured the gunfight together with one more brawl (the brawl is on the decrease proper video, whereas gunfire could be heard on the decrease left video)
They opened a Six Flags outdoors Atlanta, and there was, after all, a gunfight instantly. Huge brawls, a number of individuals shot. pic.twitter.com/cPw4ho5hBX
— Dr. PMS (@2timeguy) March 4, 2024
Here’s a extra concrete video capturing a number of rounds of automated gunfire.
BREAKING: Cellphone video captures automated gunfire close to Six Flags amusement park in Atlanta
Experiences are not any police had been injured, one individual shot by police is anticipated to outlive pic.twitter.com/fJUFIEWUkB
— Phil Holloway ✈️ (@PhilHollowayEsq) March 3, 2024
Six Flags Over Georgia issued a press release vowing to make sure security inside and out of doors the theme park any longer:
Our objective is to supply protected, enjoyable leisure. We make use of state-of-the-art safety methods and metallic detection, keep a strong and vigilant Public Security Division, and have robust help from Cobb County Police who’re current each inside and out of doors the park.
Each visitor is anticipated to observe our strict code of conduct and anybody unwilling to observe that code of conduct is unwelcome.
It’s unclear if different people will face fees along with Littlefield. The incident reportedly stays underneath investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.