Up to 600 adolescents, the majority of whom were African American, engaged in a riot on Saturday night at Six Flags Over Georgia. A minimum of one teenager was injured during the incident.

Cobb County authorities reported that around 500-600 teenagers were “causing chaos in the park and engaging in physical altercations.” At a certain moment, the group even fired shots at the officers as they fled onto Six Flags Parkway.

Subsequently, “several individuals started shooting, resulting in damage to an empty CCPD marked patrol vehicle,” as stated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

“As officers identified where the shots were coming from, they ran after people who had run into the woods. During the incident, one CCPD officer fired his weapon, hitting one minor,” according to the GBI.

Video from social media, acquired by Fox 5 Atlanta, shows close to twelve individuals kicking and punching someone on the ground. Afterward, several of them fled the scene, leaving the victim lying still.

“It is incredibly disappointing that our community is disrupted at public events throughout the region by groups of underaged youth,” Six Flags Over Georgia said in a statement to Fox 5 Atlanta.

“Just like other venues in the area, we are committed to keeping this type of trouble outside our park and off our property. There was police activity involving gunshots; we want to confirm there was no shooting at our property or parking lot. This took place on South Service Road that is not owned or operated by Six Flags. However, we join our community and the Atlanta region in our commitment to safety and security. We won’t put up with that type of activity here.”


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