CHARLOTTE — A report by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department shows a massive police response outside of Johnson & Wales University Monday night was triggered by a fight at a basketball game.
The police report lists a basketball player as the victim, and it says he was punched, kicked, and scratched by multiple people.
Heavy police presence at Johnson & Wales in Uptown. Police have been going in and out of the Wildcat Center. No details released @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/H33wGoAIn9
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) February 14, 2023
The school is calling this an isolated incident, and a CMPD spokesperson said no one is facing charges.
Channel 9′s Joe Bruno went to the Uptown Charlotte school at about 9 p.m. Monday and saw police officers going in and out of the Wildcat Center where a basketball game was played. Officers cleared the scene at about 9:45 p.m.
“On Monday night, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department assisted Campus Safety & Security with an isolated incident, that has since been resolved,” the school said in a statement.
CMPD has not released any information.
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