After a 19-year-old man was killed and six others were injured during a teen takeover in Pensacola, Florida, on Saturday, another shocking teen takeover video has hit the internet on Sunday.
The video is from North Charleston, South Carolina. Its authenticity has been confirmed by local news outlet WCSC 5 LIVE which also reported that the North Charleston Police Department addressed the incident in a statement on Sunday.
In the viral video, a female police officer can be seen being beaten up and assaulted by a group of teens. The North Charleston Police Department said that the incident occurred in the Chicora-Cherokee community on Saturday. They confirmed that multiple officers were injured.
Here’s the viral video:
According to the North Charleston Police Department, the incident escalated from a block party for which the organizers in the Chicora-Cherokee community had permission from the police in advance.
However, things turned chaotic around 8:30pm local time when reports of gunfire and individuals throwing fireworks at cars reached the police department.
The department said that responding officers tried to control the crowd by asking everyone to leave the area repeatedly. However, fights broke out in multiple places and officers intervened to de-escalate the situation. In the process, multiple officers were assaulted, the department said. It included two police officers who suffered minor injuries, one of whom can purportedly be seen in the viral video.
This story is being updated.
