Hundreds of teens gather at 31st Street Beach, leading to chaotic moments

and now let's get back to our main story The

chaotic

scene on the

beach

on

31st

Street, let's get back to Elizabeth, yeah guys, sorry for the technical difficulties earlier, so we estimate that probably three to four hundred kids running around the

beach

on the

31st

Street tonight, maybe around six-seven o'clock. That's when this all started and we found out from Chicago police that an arrest was made. Charges are pending as a firearm was recovered. We want to show a video we filmed tonight. Take a look at this. This is a broken passenger side window on a Chicago police cruiser's glass scattered over a piece of debris stuck in that window several times tonight, something in the midst of this large crowd caused the group to flee the beach, teenagers screamed and ran in all directions, but as soon as they got there everything became

chaotic

.

As quickly as that happened, the group would reconvene and reunite. There seemed to be smoke bombs or fireworks causing some sort of smoke in the middle of the large group. Several Chicago police officers were on hand throughout the day and responded with an even larger group. presence once the crowd started taking over 31st Street Beach, these types of large beach

gather

ings are not new, they have happened in Chicago in the past, usually when it is warmer, so again a arrest here tonight a firearm was recovered, charges are pending and Now we are learning that the city of Chicago is not the only one dealing with large

gather

ings of teenagers tonight.

Sources tell us that Lombard had to close this first night of his Carnival due to a large gathering of teenagers. In that situation, we don't know of any. arrests or any injuries reporting from CBD headquarters Elizabeth Matthews Fox 32 Chicago Elizabeth thank you