Three arrested after fight between families at Gateway Community College graduation in Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT — Three people were arrested after a brawl broke out in the stands of Gateway Community College’sgraduation ceremony on Thursday afternoon.

According to Melissa Lamar, a spokesperson for the Connecticut State Community College system, of which Gateway is a member, the fight briefly paused the ceremony at Bridgeport’s Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater.

Bridgeport police spokesperson Shawnna White said officers responded to the fight at approximately 6:15 p.m., where they found two unrelated families in a “physical altercation.”…

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