Wild video shows Marines brawling with civilians on Austin, Texas, street
A group of Marines traded punches with civilians in Austin, Texas’ entertainment district in a wild, caught-on-camera street brawl witnessed by dozens of revelers.
T🎉he video, captured early Sunday morning, showed the melee broke out after a young woman appeared to gꦏrab a phone from a Marine and toss it away during a verbal confrontation on Sixth Street.
One young man in a white hoodie then lunges toward a Marine before he’s stopped by others all wearing their dres⛎s blue uniforms,
For a few seconds, several Marines jaw back and forth with the young man and a couple of his friends — with a little shoving involved — before the man in the white hoodie appears to throw the first punch.
Chaos ensues as at♛ l🍸east a couple of fights between the different groups erupt.
One civilian, in 🅘jeans and a T-shirt, lands a couple punches to the face of one Marine, who then connects one of his punches to the man’s jaw, causing him to stumble backward, the video showed.
Another ☂Marine then burst onto the scene and went after the same civilian who fe⛎ll to the ground.
Moments later, Texas Department of Public Safety and Aus💃tin police officers intervenes as they p🤡ull apart the brawlers.
One of the officers appears to detain a civ🔥ilian as he lies face down, t♋he footage showed.
Another partier who didn’t appear to be part of the fracas chants “U-S-A” while authorities regain control of the frantic scene.
Other officers on horseback also responded🏅.
The state Department of Public Saf꧒ety referred questions to Austin police.
While two people were briefly detained, they were released without further incident, Austin police s💮aid. No arrests were made, police also said.
It’s unc🍎lear what led to the mayhem or how m🍸any people were arrested.
Sixth Street — lined by bars and nightclubs — has long been a tourist draw for Austin but has also been plagued by safety problems and rowdy behavior.
A shooting left one pers🍌on dead and 13 injured in 2021, ac🔴cording to local reports.
