14 DAY TRIAL // A party in Fort Collins, Colorado has morphed into a riot once hundreds of people showed up. According to an eyewitness account relayed by K99, the event took place on Saturday night, April 27.
The party was organized by a resident of the Summerhill Townhomes, near Prospect Road. 9 News reported that students at Colorado State University threw the massive bash, which escalated after 10:30 p.m.
Tear gas and pepper balls were deployed to put an end to the proceedings, leaving several people with minor injuries.
The crowd became unruly and aggressive, breaking bottles, climbing on streetlight poles, cars, and trees, and throwing bottles at police.
“Shortly after 10:30 p.m., police used pepper ball, OC and CS gas to disperse the crowd. Three people were transported to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. No officers were injured,” a spokesperson for the Fort Collins Police says in a statement.