- A series of fights broke out at Six Flags Over Georgia on its ‘opening day’
- The clashes led to a tense exchange of gunfire between suspects and officers.
- One of the suspects was shot by a police officer and taken to the hospital.
A series of fights broke out at Georgia’s Six Flags park on its ‘Opening Day’ leading to a tense exchange of gunfire between suspects and police.
Six Flags Over Georgia opened for the first time this year on Saturday, but what was going to be a day of roller coasters and fun turned into chaos and panic.
Fights broke out inside Austell Park on Saturday night, with teenagers running through the park and a group of men kicking a person to the ground.
Video footage showed the crazed fighting scenes while a helicopter was seen flying overhead.
There was reportedly a large police presence at the park and the GBI confirmed that Cobb County officers were involved in the shooting that broke out.
A series of fights broke out at the Six Flags park in Georgia on its ‘Opening Day’ that led to a tense exchange of gunfire between suspects and police.
Six Flags Over Georgia opened for the first time this year on Saturday, but what was going to be a day of roller coasters and fun turned into chaos and panic.
Fights broke out inside Austell Park on Saturday night, with teenagers running through the park and a group of men kicking a person to the ground.
One Instagram user uploaded images of the chaos with the caption “Never again six flags.”
The GBI said there were nearly 600 people running and fighting in the park Saturday night.
An “unknown number” of suspects fired at police as Cobb County deputies led people out of the park toward South Service Road. FOX5 reported.
An officer returned fire and hit one of the suspects, who was then taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, although his current condition is unknown.
Someone who was in the park during the fights managed to capture the chaos on camera, which they later uploaded to Instagram.
Large crowds of people can be seen moving frantically around the park with visitors shouting ‘what the fuck is going on’ in the background.
Park employees attempted to remove the mobs from the park as more shouting erupted.
A boy is seen being handcuffed and arrested by two officers amid the chaos, although it is unclear exactly why he is being arrested.
A visitor to the park at the time of the shooting said, “Six Flags Over Georgia is NOT safe.”
They posted on
‘Then when we came out, not only did we see all these police officers, but we heard gunshots which caused mass panic. Don’t go,’ the user warned.
A park visitor was seen being arrested Saturday amid the chaos, although it is unclear why he was arrested.
The GBI said there were nearly 600 people running and fighting in the park Saturday night.
An “unknown number” of suspects fired at police as Cobb County deputies led people out of the park toward South Service Road.
In a statement, Six Flags Over Georgia said, “It is incredibly disappointing that our community is being disrupted at public events across the region by groups of underage youth.”
In a statement, Six Flags Over Georgia said, “It is incredibly disappointing that our community is being disrupted at public events across the region by groups of underage youth.”
The amusement park faced similar problems last year on its “opening day.” A large group of teenagers had to be removed from the park after clashes broke out.
It is unknown if any of the suspects will face legal consequences for the events that occurred Saturday night.