Posted on 04/05/2006 11:29:14 AM PDT by JZelle
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- A baby shower erupted into a fight among guests in which one man was shot and several other people, including the seven-months-pregnant guest of honor, were beaten with a stick, police say.
Three people were arrested after the brawl, described by police as a "baby shower gone bad."
Police said the shooting victim, Aristotle Garcia, got into a fight with a man who is dating his ex-girlfriend. The argument, over whether the woman let their 5-year-old daughter drink beer, escalated and drew in two other people - Jazz Rivas and Juan Velazquez, said Police Lt. Cheryl C. Claprood.
When the baby shower's hostess tried to intervene, Rivas began hitting some of the guests, including the 22-year-old mother-to-be, with a large stick, she said.
Velazquez fired a gun in the air, then fired it into the crowd, hitting Garcia in the stomach, according to police. Garcia, 26, was in stable condition at Baystate Medical Center. The mother-to-be was treated after the incident Saturday and released.
Velazquez, 19, was arrested Tuesday and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, armed assault with intent to murder. He had not yet been arraigned as of Wednesday morning.
The man Garcia was initially fighting with, Antonio Santiago, 25, pleaded innocent to similar charges on Tuesday and was ordered held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
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Wierd, wacky stuff.
27.18% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
I'm just sayin'.
Just starting the fistfights and committing the shootings Americans don't want to.
These clowns are a scream!
there are what are called Jack & Jill showers which i am trying to get out of one as we speak ;)
love the screen name by the way chesty puller rocked
Modern citizenship ritual.
Can't wait to read about the baptism party.
My first thought exactly. Men should not be attending baby showers.
Might as well take up knitting, or scrapbooking. Or start reading romance novels, with Fabio on the cover.
How's that open borders thing working out up there in the Commonwealth Senator Kennedy?
piercings, fanny packs, man-bags, the wussification of the American male.
Gee, now I feel like an inadequate hostess....all I served at the last baby shower I threw was pink ginger-ale punch.
Yep, then again at the "quincinera" (sp?) party.
"baby shower gone bad"
LOL!!!
Do they know how to throw a baby shower or WHAT!
A friend of mine at work just threw his daughter a Quincinera party. The hall had a restriction that at least 4 off duty cops be there to keep order.
Now Bridal showers are another thing...
Please no weird comments...
LOL! Glad I could help out!
Never bring a stick to a baby fight.
Howie Carr will have lots of fun with this one. What was the immigration status of the guests?
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