They can be really scary.
Got caught in one once. Really intimidating and a riot looking for a place to happen.
Strangely, the people were actually pretty cool and If I'd had the EVO with me I'd I might just have given it a go.
Your story reminds me of a tragic shooting at one of those drifting/race car parties. I only remembered it because my Aunt has a winter Florida trailer 10 miles away (or so) from the location, in LaBelle.
An elderly man was traveling through for a day of boating and one of the punks just decided to blow him away. As far as I understand no words, arguments or anything happened before, but the crowd of teens were angered their race was interrupted.
Old man survived…barely.
Ohh..just re-read the story. The same bullet(s) that hit the man then traveled into his wife’s body next to him severely hurting her as well.