Firefest - Ends With Stabbings, Shots Fired And Arrests
Things did not go well on the Firefest 2014, a two-day hardcore and metal festival, in Lakewood, Ohio. Four people were stabbed and 23 people were arrested in connection with a fight that took place on the second night (April 19th) outside The Foundry concert hall where the fest was being held, according to reports. Ringworm were supposed to play but they announced on their Facebook page that the show was cancelled.
Unearth featuring Matt DeVries, Winds Of Plague and Oceano were also part of the Firefest 2014 line-up.
Police responded to reports of shots being fired around 7:15 p.m. Witnesses also reported seeing a gang of men walking down the street, some holding machetes and other weapons. Another witness said as many as 50 people were involved in the fight. You can watch a video report of the incident at this location.
One witness told 19 Action News that she saw at least three men wearing hoodies and covered in tattoos who looked like they were there to cause trouble. "They slammed into my car because they were fighting. There's blood all over my car and dents. I just ran. There were guys everywhere fighting. I heard four gunshots," said the 16-year-old witness.
Three victims were transported to MetroHealth Medical Center and one to Fairview and another to Lakewood Hospital. A nurse from Fairview Hospital told 19 Action News that the victims came in with machete and stab wounds ? some even on their face. None of the injuries are considered life-threatening.
It is not clear at the moment why the fight erupted but an online posting from The Foundry's general manager Mark Witherspoon says the incident was linked to "beef" between two "crews" ? one from Boston, Friends Stand United (FSU) and the other Swing On Sight Family (SOSF), out of Youngstown, Ohio, and he claims that this was not related to the collective Cleveland music scene.
Unearth featuring Matt DeVries, Winds Of Plague and Oceano were also part of the Firefest 2014 line-up.
Police responded to reports of shots being fired around 7:15 p.m. Witnesses also reported seeing a gang of men walking down the street, some holding machetes and other weapons. Another witness said as many as 50 people were involved in the fight. You can watch a video report of the incident at this location.
One witness told 19 Action News that she saw at least three men wearing hoodies and covered in tattoos who looked like they were there to cause trouble. "They slammed into my car because they were fighting. There's blood all over my car and dents. I just ran. There were guys everywhere fighting. I heard four gunshots," said the 16-year-old witness.
Three victims were transported to MetroHealth Medical Center and one to Fairview and another to Lakewood Hospital. A nurse from Fairview Hospital told 19 Action News that the victims came in with machete and stab wounds ? some even on their face. None of the injuries are considered life-threatening.
It is not clear at the moment why the fight erupted but an online posting from The Foundry's general manager Mark Witherspoon says the incident was linked to "beef" between two "crews" ? one from Boston, Friends Stand United (FSU) and the other Swing On Sight Family (SOSF), out of Youngstown, Ohio, and he claims that this was not related to the collective Cleveland music scene.
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