Fake ‘gun’ scare causes chaos at Florida family-friendly festival

CLERMONT, Fla. – There was a giant scare this weekend at a festival in Clermont when a stampede of youngsters began working after some believed there was a gun within the crowd. Police say it was a false declare.

Clermont Police say there was no gun discovered or actual risk at the Pig on the Pond festival in Clermont Saturday night time. Some folks believed there was which triggered a big group of youngsters to start out working.

“They were screaming, crying, they were in a panic,” mentioned Hope Medina, who had a tent at the festival. “We saw a bunch of kids running this way. It was almost like a stampede,” she continued.

Police say there have been two disturbances. First, there was a battle that broke out, after which the incident with the gang working. A witness tells FOX 35 Orlando that somebody had heard, ‘he bought a gun,’ and the gang went working.

Clermont Police say they did not have any stories of anybody really seeing a gun both.

“It’s scary when you see a lot of kids running, and you don’t know what’s going on,” mentioned Ariya Mobed who additionally had a tent at the occasion. “But we also saw officers running toward the action, which made us feel safe. If we didn’t see that it would have been scarier.”

Some individuals are on excessive alert after seeing shootings in crowds at festivals, parades, and different occasions throughout the nation just lately.

This scare is much like the one at Lake Eola on the Fourth of July. People at the occasion began working when some type of loud noise sparked panic. Investigators say it was probably fireworks from close by that spooked the crowds.

“Those disturbances can cause injuries to other people thankfully we didn’t have that last night, and we’re thankful for that,” mentioned Cpl. Ethan Bell with the Clermont Police Department.

The three-day festival ended Sunday and issues ran easily.