CLEVELAND (WJW) — New video released to the Fox 8 I-Team shows, for the first time, violence and chaos in Downtown Cleveland long before shots were fired at the Christmas tree lighting festival.
The new video reveals the untold story of trouble on Public Square the night of the festival. Back in November, after the tree lighting, gunfire in the crowd left two teens hurt.
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Now, video captured by Cleveland cameras has been released to the I-Team.
In the video, you can see fighting on Public Square turn into a brawl with a crowd watching. You can also see more fighting and panic before the shooting.
That led the I-Team to ask what will be done to protect families at future big events.
The I-Team took a closer look after what was seen in a Cleveland Police report. An officer wrote, “Officers attempted to clear the mall and Square for several hours while fights broke out.”
After reviewing the new video, the I-Team took questions to Cleveland Police.