A Halloween event at Kings Dominion theme park in Virginia descended into “mass chaos” over the weekend when a brawl broke out among young adults, with up to 300 bystanders reportedly encouraging the violence. Sgt. Steve Wills of the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office stated that the incident took place Saturday night, following a recent stabbing of an 18-year-old at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg and juvenile fights at the Chesterfield County Fair in late August.
“It appears this younger generation has adopted causing chaos as a social norm,” Wills remarked. “We initially responded to a fight inside the arcade,” where one deputy estimated approximately 300 people were present.
Wills elaborated: “A few individuals were fighting amid hundreds who were egging them on, creating a disorderly scene which made it difficult for us to navigate through the crowd. As we began to disperse those involved from the arcade, they moved outside and then someone yelled ‘gun!’ which caused the crowd we had just ejected from the arcade to rush back inside. It turned into total chaos.”
As of Tuesday, no arrests had been made related to the incident. Wills mentioned that 14 deputies were dispatched to restore order at Kings Dominion, located just outside Richmond, Virginia. He emphasized the need for society to better instill respectful behavior in young people. “We must do a better job as parents and as a community in raising kids with good values, so they don’t act this way when they’re away from us,” he stated.
Kings Dominion has yet to respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital. However, a park spokesperson informed WTVR that a “minor physical altercation occurred among some juveniles seeking refuge” in the park’s Candy Apple Grove area amid inclement weather, but this was swiftly addressed by the security team, resulting in the individuals being banned from the park.
“Normal operations resumed once the weather cleared, and no weapons were used or discovered within the park,” the spokesperson clarified. Kings Dominion markets its Halloween Haunt event as a “screaming good time,” featuring numerous haunted houses, scare zones, and terrifying mazes designed to leave visitors with unforgettable scares.
