AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — An Aurora man is pleading with other parents to check their kids’ phones and social media after his daughter ended up in the hospital practicing for a “Planned Takeover.”
As FOX31 first reported Monday, one of those events happened Sunday, where police say hundreds of teens gathered at a mall in Northfield and multiple fights broke out.
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“It was definitely hard watching the fight videos, especially the ones involving my daughter,” said Arion Mitchell. He took some time away from his daughter’s bedside to share her story with FOX31.
“No parent thinks when their 14-year-old asks, can they go to the movies, can they go out to eat or can they go to Elitch Gardens with their friend, it’s going to turn out to something like this,” said Mitchell.
He is talking about the severe head injuries his daughter is recovering from at Children’s Hospital after practicing at a friend’s house for what has been trending on social media as planned takeovers…