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July Fourth Chaos in Raleigh | Raleigh News
Raleigh’s Fourth of July turned chaotic as thousands of teens flooded neighborhoods like Brier Creek and Glenwood South, overwhelming police who say it was the worst unruly youth outbreak in 26 years. Nine shootings left ten injured, 29 adults arrested, 11 guns seized, and juvenile petitions filed — all amid crowds ballooning to 8,000 mostly out-of-town teens with nowhere to go. After fireworks turned into gunfights, officers scrambled to control chaos, including Chief Rico Boyce personally apprehending a violent teen with a weapon. The city is now digging into the root causes as more arrests…
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