Chilling video captures shooting during wild Long Island ‘senior skip day’ as unruly kids took over beach
Dramatic new video captured the moment shots rang out on Long Island as a massive mob of teenagers overwhelmed cops at a beachfront community.
Footage obtained by The Post shows cops swarming the typically tranquil city of Long Beach when eight shots are heard in quick succession around 6 p.m. Thursday — sending police running to the source of the gunfire.
One person was shot during the unrest on a “senior skip day” in the city, which saw more than 2,000 teenagers swarm the beach and surrounding neighborhoods, forcing local cops to call for backup from the Nassau County police force, authorities said.
Rowdy teenagers were seen jumping on top of a police squad car and twerking while cops tried to control the crowd — with little success.
Another clip shows hundreds of people on the beach climbing on a lifeguard stand.
“Large events like these go from calm to chaos very quickly,” Long Beach Acting Police Commissioner Richard De Palma told The Post on Friday.Â
“We ask parents and school staff to educate your children and students — and not to encourage people to go to events like these because of the unpredictable nature of large crowds,” De Palma said.Â
He said there were no lifeguards on duty when the crowd showed up.
Sources said cops found a gun at the scene.
Police said Friday that the two teens arrested during the unrest were charged with attempted assault, reckless endangerment, criminal use of a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm and criminal possession of a large-capacity ammunition feeding device.
Both are minors so their names were not released.
The person who was shot is also a minor, and is currently in stable condition at an area hospital, the department said.Â
The unrest came during the unofficial annual tradition that has high school seniors from districts throughout the area blow off classes and gather to celebrate the day.
