After several clips on the internet surfaced of a massive brawl on the riverfront in Montgomery, Alabama the mayor has released a statement saying that “justice will be served.”
Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed said in a statement Sunday that several people involved in the fighting Saturday evening have been detained. “Last night, the Montgomery Police Department acted swiftly to detain several reckless individuals for attacking a man who was doing his job. Warrants have been signed and justice will be served.”
He added, “This was an unfortunate incident which never should have occurred. As our police department investigates these intolerable actions, we should not become desensitized to violence of any kind in our community. Those who choose violence will be held accountable by our criminal justice system.”
As we previously reported, things got out of hand after several white people were seen attacking a Black man over a boat dock space. Montgomery police said they started to receive reports around 7pm and were told it was a large group of people fighting which led to serval folks being detained.
In the viral videos, viewers see one white man confronting a single Black man, who happened to be a worker at the dock. As an argument ensues, onlookers next see another white man rush over and hit the Black dock worker, who backs up and throws his hat into the air, signaling he was ready to fight.
As arms get to swinging, several white men rush over and join in on the attack, essentially jumping the lone Black man. As onlookers scream and yell in shock, in one video someone can be heard repeatedly shouting to other people nearby, “Y’all help that brother!”
Eventually a lot of black people began to help the man that was getting attacked. In a viral video you can see a man swimming in the water to get over to the dock and help the man out. Once local law enforcement officials finally arrived to the scene, several people were taken into custody; however, authorities have not yet released any names of the suspects taken in.
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