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3 Arrested at Mass. Baby Shower Brawl
The Washington Times ^ | 4-5-06 | AP

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at ap.washingtontimes.com ...


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KEYWORDS: babyshower; ma
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1 posted on 04/05/2006 11:29:16 AM PDT by JZelle
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To: JZelle

Family values don't stop at the Rio Grande dontcha know.


2 posted on 04/05/2006 11:30:44 AM PDT by SandfleaCSC ( “Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.”)
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To: JZelle

Just throwing the parties that Americans refuse to throw.


3 posted on 04/05/2006 11:31:02 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan (California bashers will be called out)
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To: JZelle

Something tells me they were not from around there.........originally.........


4 posted on 04/05/2006 11:31:08 AM PDT by Red Badger (I must not fear.Fear is the mind-killer.Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.....)
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To: JZelle

And yet they continue to think that they are the epitome of civilized society.


5 posted on 04/05/2006 11:31:57 AM PDT by capt. norm (W.C. Fields: "Hollywood is the gold cap on a tooth that should have been pulled out years ago.")
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To: JZelle

Having the fights at baby showers that Americans won't have.


6 posted on 04/05/2006 11:32:10 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (How do I change my screen name after Harper's election?)
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To: JZelle
Police said the shooting victim, Aristotle

Crazy philosophical Greeks.

7 posted on 04/05/2006 11:32:16 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: JZelle

Oh gosh! Sounds like some of the parties I heard about on my mom's side of the family.


8 posted on 04/05/2006 11:32:34 AM PDT by HungarianGypsy (I'm writing a post to a message board. I don't care if it's not grammatically perfect.)
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To: JZelle

WTH is a man doing at a baby shower?


9 posted on 04/05/2006 11:32:52 AM PDT by chesty_puller (USMC 70-73 3MAF VN 70-71)
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To: JZelle

This sort of fun is usually reserved for Thanksgiving at my house.


10 posted on 04/05/2006 11:33:55 AM PDT by socal_parrot (Pass)
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To: HungarianGypsy

No beer for a five year-old?

Obviously not an Irish gig...


11 posted on 04/05/2006 11:34:19 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (www.usbordersecurity.org)
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To: JZelle

Oddly every baby shower I've attended has been all women and no beer served.


12 posted on 04/05/2006 11:34:19 AM PDT by Dante3
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To: JZelle

Sounds like the fights that break out during wedding receptions. Those local firehalls can be lethal places, hehehe.


13 posted on 04/05/2006 11:34:20 AM PDT by Ciexyz (Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
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To: chesty_puller

Cleaning up!....


14 posted on 04/05/2006 11:34:38 AM PDT by hatfieldmccoy (Satan has a new name and it is Islam)
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To: ElkGroveDan

LOL!!!


15 posted on 04/05/2006 11:35:51 AM PDT by tsmith130
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To: ElkGroveDan

LOL!


16 posted on 04/05/2006 11:37:06 AM PDT by johnandrhonda (have you hugged your banjo today?)
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To: dead
I can't wait to see the mugshots on TheSmokingGun.com
17 posted on 04/05/2006 11:37:38 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (© 2006, Ravin' Lunatic since 4/98)
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To: JZelle

I would have bet on the guy named "Jazz"...


18 posted on 04/05/2006 11:38:14 AM PDT by johnandrhonda (have you hugged your banjo today?)
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To: JZelle

Lesson: Never invite men to a baby shower.


19 posted on 04/05/2006 11:38:31 AM PDT by colorado tanker (We need more "chicken-bleep Democrats" in the Senate!)
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I already printed the story and saved it in a drawer in the kitchen.

My wife always laments on why men "never have to go" to baby showers.

Now I can show her why that isn't a good idea. woo hoo
20 posted on 04/05/2006 11:38:33 AM PDT by HEY4QDEMS (Doing the job illegals shouldn't do, paying the taxes illegals don't pay.)
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