Police chief condemns fight in downtown Cincinnati: ‘Unacceptable behavior' скачать в хорошем качестве

Police chief condemns fight in downtown Cincinnati: ‘Unacceptable behavior'

A fight in Cincinnati over the weekend is getting a lot of attention after videos went viral on social media. Now, Cincinnati Police Chief Colonel Theresa Theetge is speaking out about the incident. The fight happened at Fourth and Elm streets in downtown Cincinnati around 3 a.m. More than 150,000 people were downtown for different events, like a music festival, Reds game and Big3 basketball tournament. “One incident later Friday night into Saturday morning is getting all the attention and undoing the good stuff that happened this weekend,” Theetge said. Officers with the Cincinnati Police Department got the first call at 3:06 a.m. Officers were at the scene at 3:12 a.m., Theetge said in a press conference held Monday. Theetge called the response time “completely acceptable,” citing traffic congestion from all of the events. Arriving officers found that the fight was over and the majority of those involved were gone. The officers gathered information from victims at the scene to complete a report. Theetge said police have victims and suspects identified and five people have been charged. More charges are expected, she added. No additional information was given on the suspects. It's also unclear at this time what led up to the fight. “Anyone who put their hands on another individual during this incident in an attempt to cause harm will face consequences,” Theetge said. “I don’t care which side of the fight they were on.” Theetge said it is clear that alcohol played a significant part in the incident. Police are looking into whether those involved were overserved at bars nearby. “For us to have 100 or so people down there, involved in and or watching this event recording with their cellphones and for us to get only one phone call of this incident is unacceptable in this city. One person did the right thing and called 911,” she said. Theetge added that the video on social media did not depict the entire incident. “You have heard me for over a year now talk about holding our juveniles in this city accountable for their behavior and trying to hold their parents accountable for knowing how their kids are behaving,” Theetge said. “What should we expect from our youth if this is the kind of adult behavior that is setting an example for them? That is unacceptable by the adults in our community.” An investigation remains ongoing.