Unauthorized Long Island fight club busted by police; 13 arrested
Medford, N.Y.: Suffolk County, New York police vehicle at the scene of an investigation in Medford, New York on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
LONG ISLAND - It's time to break the two rules of fight club – over a dozen people on Long Island were arrested after Suffolk County police busted a "fight club."
Unauthorized fighting ring busted
What we know:
Suffolk County police arrested 13 people on Sunday, July 20, after busting an unauthorized fighting ring in Shirley, Long Island, according to the police.
The officers were responding to a report of possible gunshots fired at 6 p.m. when they encountered an altercation at the fight club event. One of the attendees brandished and fired a blank-firing gun, injuring a 17-year-old and a 19-year-old.
Devine Brown has been charged with assault, prohibitive use of a weapon, unlawful assembly and menacing; he was held overnight and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip later today.
The two young men were taken to a local hospital to treat their injuries.
Most of the individuals arrested were between the ages of 16 and 20.
What we don't know:
It is currently unknown if this unlawful fight club congregated before this incident.
The New York Post reports that two 19-year-olds were arrested about a month ago after fighting each other at Melville's Walt Whitman Park – the fight had been promoted on social media beforehand, and over 70 people came to spectate the event.
The Source: This article includes information provided by the NYPD and reporting from the New York Post.