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Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Picture shows white people in handcuffs after being arrested by police for assaulting a black security guard on Montgomery Riverfront, Alabama.
Black man seen swimming from a riverboat to a Montgomery Riverfront to help black security who got attacked by white people in Alabama.
Several people were taken into custody Saturday night after a fight broke out at Montgomery’s Riverfront Park in Alabama, authorities said.
The Montgomery Police Department responded to a disturbance at the 200 block of Coosa Street in Montgomery, Alabama, at 7 p.m. after a large group of people were fighting. Several people were detained, police said.
“In the face of adversity, Aaren selflessly came to the rescue of a fellow colleague, showcasing courage beyond his years,” the statement from Lashea read.
Efforts to reach Lashea for additional comment were not immediately successful on Sunday.
The statement thanked the public for the “outpouring of love and support,” saying that it was a reminder “we can create positive change and uplift one another.”
One short video, posted on social media by Josh Moon of the Alabama Political Reporter, shows several white people fighting a single Black man, who according to Jasmine Williams of WSFA is a dock worker.
The only audio heard is from witnesses yelling, but it appears to begin with an argument between the Black man and one of the white men. Another white man rushes and hits the Black man, who backs up and tosses his hat into the air. Then the fight begins in earnest, and several white people begin hitting the Black man.
The dock worker and the man who struck him engaged in a one-on-one shoving match for a moment before the first white man placed a hand on the Black man in an apparent effort to separate the two.
A video shows someone jump off the riverboat, swimming to the dock to join in.
The scene of him swimming to the shore has attracted widespread attention, even from comedian Roy Wood Jr.
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed released a statement Sunday afternoon:
Last night, the Montgomery Police Department acted swiftly to detain several reckless individuals for attacking a man who was doing his job. Warrants are being signed and justice will be served.
This was an unfortunate incident which never should have occurred. As our police department investigates these intolerable actions, we should not become desensitized to violence of any kind in our community. Those who choose violent actions will be held accountable by our criminal justice system.
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