Chaos Breaks Out At Massive Florida Block Party
A Florida Block party got out of hand after multiple people were arrested and many injured when 3000 people gathered to remember a man who has been murdered in 2008.
The Volusia Sheriff’s Office released video of the party held at DeLand on Saturday and Sunday when “things started getting out of hand as day turned to night.”
The West Volusia Beacon that one man was hospitalized after being shot in the foot, multiple others were arrested and some officers were also injured.
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“Along gun pointed out of the passenger window of a passing vehicle, a loaded gun handed off from one convicted felon to another, agitated crowds of bystanders and bottles, jars and bar stools used against law enforcement as weapons or projectiles,” the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said in a release.
“As crowds dissipated in one location, new problem areas would arise.”
One officer suffered a knee injury and another officer had a minor head injury when he was hit with a jar.
In a Facebook post, Sheriff Mike Chitwood defended the officers actions.
“Where else in Volusia County does a mob of thousands of people pack the streets? Where else are people throwing glass bottles at law enforcement and sucker-punching deputies?”