LAX: Christmas Party Fight Erupts at Radisson Near Airport; Over 1K People

Police said more than 1,000 people were involved in a brawl at the Radisson Hotel near the Los Angeles Airport on Monday, but there were no major injuries, according to reports.
LAX: Christmas Party Fight Erupts at Radisson Near Airport; Over 1K People
Jack Phillips
12/16/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Police said more than 1,000 people were involved in a brawl at the Radisson Hotel near the Los Angeles Airport on Monday, but there were no major injuries, according to reports.

The incident took place at the hotel on West Century Boulevard, which was the site of a a Kappa Khristmas Jam & Toy Drive, a Christmas party event, and a Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity event, reported ABC News.

The fight broke out in a bathroom at the hotel, and it initially involved two dozen people. But when others tried to stop the fight, the brawl spread even more.

Officials said that as many as 1,500 people were involved at one point.

There were reports that tables and chairs were thrown during the incident.

“It was pretty bad. The whole party was engulfed in pepper spray. You could feel it in your lungs,” a witness told the station.

Another witness added: “I saw a fight and this guy got sucker punched and got knocked out completely,” CBS reported.

The fight was broken up finally at 1:30 a.m.

There were no arrests made.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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