Two teenagers were hospitalized, including one who had a bottle broken over their head, when a fight broke out during a gathering at a park in Santa Clarita, authorities said.
Per the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the group of teenagers began gathering at Pacific Crest Park, located along Garnet Canyon Drive and adjacent to Mountainview Elementary School, late Saturday night.
“A 911 call came out from residents in the area just before 11 p.m.,” a department spokesperson confirmed to KTLA. Pacific Crest Park closes at 10:30 p.m. every night.
It was said by LASD that sometime during the gathering, a fight broke out, leading to a male juvenile being detained for smashing a bottle over someone else’s head.
That victim was taken to a hospital with injuries described as “non-life-threatening” by deputies. Another juvenile was transported with unspecified injuries.
Video obtained by KTLA shows deputies detaining the male juvenile at gunpoint and being placed into the back of a squad car near the entrance to an In-N-Out drive-thru. LASD did not explicitly state how or when he got there.
Further footage from the scene shows deputies detaining the teenager and questioning multiple others about what transpired in front of a swing set at the park. A broken bottle and several other alcoholic beverages were seen scattered in the grass and on the curb.
There is video circulating on social media that shows the alleged incident. (Warning: The video contains profanity and may be hard for some to watch.)
The post caption claims local homeowners are “frustrated by months of lawlessness” at the park.
No further information on the altercation, victims or detainee was immediately provided by law enforcement.
This is the second incident involving a large group of teens getting into a fight in as many days; several juveniles were injured in an altercation outside a movie theater in Simi Valley just after midnight Friday, police there said. An adult was also hurt.
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