13 Arrested at Illegal Long Island Fight Club After Gun Fired

Illegal Fight Club Disrupted

• 🚨 Suffolk County Police responded to an illegal fight club where a gun was fired.
• 13 individuals were arrested, with one charged for firing a gun at the event.

Event Details and Participants

• 📍 The incident occurred near the Brook Haven Aquatic Center in Shirley, Long Island.
• 👥 Arrested individuals were mostly teenagers and in their early 20s.
• 🚫 Police charged attendees with unlawful assembly as the event was not sanctioned.

Gun Fired and Injuries

• 💥 A gun designed to fire blanks was discharged during the event.
• 🤕 Two individuals, a 17-year-old and a 19-year-old male, sustained injuries from the fired blanks.

Organizers' Intent vs. Police Concerns

• 💬 The group organizing these events, "Guns Down, Gloves Up," views them as an alternative to gun violence.
• ⚠️ Police, however, deem these gatherings unsafe due to the potential for things to go wrong with large crowds.