Guns seized, several arrested following large commotion at Uptown park before fireworks show

CHARLOTTE — Multiple officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to a commotion at a popular Uptown park on Tuesday evening.

The commotion began around 9 p.m. at Romare Bearden Park on South Church Street near Truist Field, where people gathered to watch the Charlotte Knights fireworks show.

A viewer sent in aerial footage from an apartment balcony showing crowds of people running from Romare Bearden Park.

A witness told Channel 9 that they got swept up in all of the commotion.

“I was sitting in the middle of the field and I looked up and I saw people running towards me,” the witness told Channel 9.

Other witnesses siad they saw some teens throwing fireworks into the crowd before multiple fights broke out.

“We heard the taser and then we saw a bunch of people run. And then we saw all the cops trying to come back to run to where the problem was, you know to mitigate that. So that was probably the craziest part. Just to witness that, we were like whoa what just happened?” Collin Perry explained.

CMPD said they seized at least four guns and several people were arrested in connection with this incident.

The identities of those involved have not been released, but police said some were juveniles.

MEDIC said it responded to three medical calls but told Channel 9 they did not transport anyone.

This is a developing story; check back at wsoctv.com for updates.

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