ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, Ga. — Police are investigating after an all-out brawl that sent three women to the hospital was caught on camera at a rollerskating rink in Athens.
The incident happened at Fun Galaxy on Cherokee Road Saturday night, according witnesses.
Channel 2's Tom Regan was in Athens, where one of the victims said alcohol caused everything to get out of hand.
Regan talked to a 24-year-old woman who didn't want to be identified, who said a group of girls attacked her, her sister and a cousin during the wild private party.
"They just kicked and stomped my head," she said. "We were just bum-rushed. All on the ground being stomped and kicked. I got hit with a bottle, a cellphone."
She said she was shocked so many people were recording the fight, rather than trying to break it up.
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The victim said she wasn't drinking, but many were drinking and smoking marijuana. She said it was a BYOB party and she saw lots of alcohol in the room.
"I saw people with alcohol bottles, Hennessy, Patron, Ciroc," she said.
She told Regan that people who were underage were also drinking.
"I was maced," she said. "I was maced twice and got alcohol poured in my eyes."
The victim said there were security guards at the roller rink, but they didn't do enough to control the crowds or break up the fight. The victim said she and her sister and cousin all went to the hospital to be treated for their injuries.
"I had a closed head injury," she said. "Someone could seriously have gotten killed, or at least hurt by a simple bottle."
Regan talked to police, who said they are reviewing the video and there could be charges filed against some of those involved. The owner of the rink told Regan he rented the building out to a private party. He said he thought the event staff they hired did an adequate job.
It's unclear what started the brawl.
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