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3 Arrested at Mass. Baby Shower Brawl

PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:25 pm
by Sonny
Nice baby shower, huh? :shock:

3 Arrested at Mass. Baby Shower Brawl
Apr 05 1:17 PM US/Eastern

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A baby shower erupted into a fight among guests in which one man was shot and several other people, including the seven-months-pregnant guest of honor, were beaten with a stick, police say.

Three people were arrested after the brawl, described by police as a "baby shower gone bad."

Police said the shooting victim, Aristotle Garcia, got into a fight with a man who is dating his ex-girlfriend. The argument, over whether the woman let their 5-year-old daughter drink beer, escalated and drew in two other people _ Jazz Rivas and Juan Velazquez, said Police Lt. Cheryl C. Claprood.

When the baby shower's hostess tried to intervene, Rivas began hitting some of the guests, including the 22-year-old mother-to-be, with a large stick, she said.

Velazquez fired a gun in the air, then fired it into the crowd, hitting Garcia in the stomach, according to police. Garcia, 26, was in stable condition at Baystate Medical Center. The mother-to-be was treated after the incident Saturday and released.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:58 pm
by Lax_Stats
Thank goodness for this event. Now maybe everyone will quit focusing on the events at Duke so much! :shock:

PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:05 pm
by laxfan25
They were having a baby shower and a lacrosse game broke out??

PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:09 pm
by Lax_Stats
laxfan25 wrote:They were having a baby shower and a lacrosse game broke out??


LMAO :lol: It's a new sport called "Ghetto lacrosse". Everyone gets a stick and a gun. :shock:

PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:31 pm
by UofMLaxGoalie11
ill dub it "Lacrasse" as that was what a person called it on the phone while i was watching a game in a less desirable part of minneapolis. Granted that no part of minneapolis is a ghetto by almost any measure, but its about the closest ive seen.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:39 pm
by LAXDawg14
....... now they are gonna blame it on the Springfield College lacrosse team....

Re: 3 Arrested at Mass. Baby Shower Brawl

PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:01 pm
by dubbs11
Sonny wrote:Nice baby shower, huh? :shock:

3 Arrested at Mass. Baby Shower Brawl
Apr 05 1:17 PM US/Eastern

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A baby shower erupted into a fight among guests in which one man was shot and several other people, including the seven-months-pregnant guest of honor, were beaten with a stick, police say.

Three people were arrested after the brawl, described by police as a "baby shower gone bad."

Police said the shooting victim, Aristotle Garcia, got into a fight with a man who is dating his ex-girlfriend. The argument, over whether the woman let their 5-year-old daughter drink beer, escalated and drew in two other people _ Jazz Rivas and Juan Velazquez, said Police Lt. Cheryl C. Claprood.

When the baby shower's hostess tried to intervene, Rivas began hitting some of the guests, including the 22-year-old mother-to-be, with a large stick, she said.

Velazquez fired a gun in the air, then fired it into the crowd, hitting Garcia in the stomach, according to police. Garcia, 26, was in stable condition at Baystate Medical Center. The mother-to-be was treated after the incident Saturday and released.


the argument started over whether or not they should let a 5 year old drink beer? good luck to that baby when it is born