First published at 16:26 UTC on December 25th, 2018.
Colin Flaherty Commentary News Video "Police respond to fight at Star City Skate Center with close to 200 people"
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. - A community is still looking for answers after a crowded party turns into a 200-person fight, according …
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Colin Flaherty Commentary News Video "Police respond to fight at Star City Skate Center with close to 200 people"
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. - A community is still looking for answers after a crowded party turns into a 200-person fight, according to police.
Roanoke County police first responded to reports of shots fired at Star City Skate Center on Hershberger early Sunday morning.
Nicholas Gilliam Jr. and Marques Davis say that a song came on that stirred local gang tension.
They say gang signs soon led to 95% of the room becoming involved in a fight. Gilliam says that, although no shots were fired, he saw at least one individual holding a handgun.
Davis was one of the youngest in the crowd at 13 years old. He says he had one thing on his mind during the chaos.
"Honestly I didn't want to die. I did not want to die," he said.
Both boys say that, after the brawl inside cooled down, many people came outside to the parking lot, where several smaller fights then broke out.
https://www.virginiafirst.com/news/local-news/police-say-responded-to-fight-at-star-city-skate-center-with-close-to-200-people/1672445395
By: Sophia Borrelli
Posted: Dec 23, 2018 08:56 AM EST
Updated: Dec 23, 2018 11:25 PM EST
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