PITTSBURGH — Multiple people were arrested and pepper spray was used to disperse a disorderly crowd in Market Square on Friday night.
A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson says a fight between 40-50 juveniles broke out in front of Chipotle around 9:15 p.m.
A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson says several hundred juveniles were gathered in the square at the time of the fight. Officers deployed pepper spray to break up the fight and disperse the crowds.
The spokesperson says there were fights among large groups of juveniles throughout the night.
Due to “escalating violence, assaults of police officers and the confiscation of firearms,” the spokesperson says officials decided to clear Market Square.
By 12:15 a.m., the crowds dissipated from Market Square, but the spokesperson says juveniles then congregated at Triangle Square and a bus stop at Forbes and Wood St., where Port Authority Police continued to break up fights.
In all, the spokesperson says three firearms were recovered and five adults were arrested. Some of the charges those adults face include aggravated assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, carrying a firearm without a license, firearm with an obliterated serial number, possession of a controlled substance and persistent disorderly conduct.
Four juveniles, two females and two males, were cited for disorderly conduct.
Four officers were exposed to pepper spray and were treated by medics on scene.
An official with Mayor Corey O’Connor’s office confirms the Market Square chaperone policy was not in effect since a permitted special event was occurring.
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