On Saturday night, police and numerous teens got into a gunfight outside of a Six Flags amusement park, which injured a boy aged fifteen.
The incident took place at Cobb County’s Six Flags Over Georgia shortly after 6 o’clock in the evening. The number of youngsters involved in the brawl near the park entrance has reportedly increased to 500 or 600, according to authorities.
According to a press statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the park’s security and the Cobb County Police started to evacuate the area when a gang of juveniles opened fire on police officers on a street next to the park. The only casualties were a vacant Cobb County police vehicle and no policemen.
One officer returned fire, hitting a 15-year-old boy, after investigators determined that gunfire was emanating from a nearby forested area. Nearby, police allegedly discovered a firearm. The child is presently classified in critical condition at the hospital after being transported there by paramedics.
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Many parents rushed to a nearby Wendy’s to collect their children after hearing the gunshots. People took to social media to share footage documenting the mayhem and pandemonium.
Six Flags released a statement to the media calling the incident disappointing.
Our goal is to provide safe, fun entertainment. We employ state of the art security systems and metal detection, maintain a robust and vigilant Public Safety Department, and have strong support from Cobb County Police who are present both inside and outside the park. Every guest is expected to follow our strict code of conduct and anyone unwilling to follow that code of conduct is unwelcome.
It is incredibly disappointing that our community is disrupted at public events throughout the region by groups of underaged youth. 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.