Ten people were transported to the hospital on Saturday afternoon after a fight broke out between parents at a cheer championship in Dallas, WFAA reported. During the fight, multiple poles were reportedly knocked down, and the loud noise caused panic. In the chaos, people began running, spurring a stampede, Dallas police spokespeople told The Dallas Morning News.
There were no shots fired, but social media users posted fear of a possible shooting at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. All ten injuries — which, per the Morning News, included scrapes and “extremity” fractures — were suffered during the evacuation.
Thousands of people were attending the NCA All-Star National Championship at the time of the chaos. The competition is the largest in the organization’s history, according to the Morning News, and involves more than 30,000 athletes and 3,700 coaches. The championship resumed on Sunday at 8 a.m., according to several reports. The parents involved in Saturday’s fight will be banned from future events, according to the NCA.
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