UPDATE (June 21): Baltimore police are investigating the assault of two officers during a large fight involving juveniles at the AFRAM festival on Saturday night.Janay Harris, a Baltimore native and AFRAM festivalgoer, described the scene to WBAL-TV 11 News.”You saw large groups of juveniles running, fighting,” Harris said. “It didn’t really bother the main crowd around the stages, but you could see it on the outskirts.”Police said juveniles were throwing objects at officers, who were able to clear the area; however, two officers were assaulted in the process.Though the festival returned to normal, police declared a civil unrest zone on Saturday to bring in additional resources, including the Foxtrot helicopter, to further clear the area.In response to the incident, Mayor Brandon Scott announced an age restriction for the festival’s final day, requiring anyone under 18 to be accompanied by an adult at all times.”It’s a family event, so the kids should be with their parents anyway,” Harris said.Festival-goers emphasized the enduring spirit of AFRAM, which has united Baltimore for decades.”For 50 years of me being born and raised in Baltimore, I’ve been coming since I was a kid at the Inner Harbor and everywhere else. It’s special. It’s grown. It’s really, really grown,” said Gregory Duppins, an AFRAM attendee.City police provided an update Sunday, saying that out of about 100,000 people who attended the AFRAM festival on Saturday, roughly 100 juveniles were involved in a disturbance.”This small group of young people who wanted to cause a disturbance was disrupted by officers, allowing the masses to continue to enjoy the festival,” police spokeswoman Lindsey Eldridge said in a statement sent to WBAL-TV 11 News.An investigation continues and authorities are reviewing body-worn camera video and other videos to identify those responsible for assaulting two officers and for any other crimes.”The officers assaulted are OK and continued to serve following the incident last night,” Eldridge said.ORIGINAL STORY (June 20): The mayor enacted age restrictions for the remainder of the AFRAM festival after large fight erupted Saturday night.Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott released a statement late Saturday night, saying:”For the remainder of the festival, all persons under the age of 18 attending AFRAM 50 in Druid Hill Park will need to be accompanied by a parent, guardian or a responsible adult at all times. All parents and guardians are asked to adhere to these requirements to ensure minors are properly supervised throughout the event.”The restrictions come after juveniles threw objects at officers as a large fight erupted just before 8 p.m., Baltimore police told WBAL-TV 11 News. Two responding officers who were at AFRAM were assaulted, city police said.Video below: Fight erupts at AFRAM, youths threw objects at officersPolice said the area was declared a civil unrest zone due to the large group of juveniles in a small footprint of the festival. Additional resources were deployed, including the Foxtrot helicopter, to clear the area. The festival continued and an investigation continues.As of 10 p.m., police said no arrests have been made, and a WBAL-TV 11 News crew at the scene observed no incidents as people left the festival.Sunday is the last of three days of AFRAM, which is one of the largest African American festivals on the East Coast.

BALTIMORE —

UPDATE (June 21): Baltimore police are investigating the assault of two officers during a large fight involving juveniles at the AFRAM festival on Saturday night.

Janay Harris, a Baltimore native and AFRAM festivalgoer, described the scene to WBAL-TV 11 News.

“You saw large groups of juveniles running, fighting,” Harris said. “It didn’t really bother the main crowd around the stages, but you could see it on the outskirts.”

Police said juveniles were throwing objects at officers, who were able to clear the area; however, two officers were assaulted in the process.

Though the festival returned to normal, police declared a civil unrest zone on Saturday to bring in additional resources, including the Foxtrot helicopter, to further clear the area.

In response to the incident, Mayor Brandon Scott announced an age restriction for the festival’s final day, requiring anyone under 18 to be accompanied by an adult at all times.

“It’s a family event, so the kids should be with their parents anyway,” Harris said.

Festival-goers emphasized the enduring spirit of AFRAM, which has united Baltimore for decades.

“For 50 years of me being born and raised in Baltimore, I’ve been coming since I was a kid at the Inner Harbor and everywhere else. It’s special. It’s grown. It’s really, really grown,” said Gregory Duppins, an AFRAM attendee.

City police provided an update Sunday, saying that out of about 100,000 people who attended the AFRAM festival on Saturday, roughly 100 juveniles were involved in a disturbance.

“This small group of young people who wanted to cause a disturbance was disrupted by officers, allowing the masses to continue to enjoy the festival,” police spokeswoman Lindsey Eldridge said in a statement sent to WBAL-TV 11 News.

An investigation continues and authorities are reviewing body-worn camera video and other videos to identify those responsible for assaulting two officers and for any other crimes.

“The officers assaulted are OK and continued to serve following the incident last night,” Eldridge said.

ORIGINAL STORY (June 20): The mayor enacted age restrictions for the remainder of the AFRAM festival after large fight erupted Saturday night.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott released a statement late Saturday night, saying:

“For the remainder of the festival, all persons under the age of 18 attending AFRAM 50 in Druid Hill Park will need to be accompanied by a parent, guardian or a responsible adult at all times. All parents and guardians are asked to adhere to these requirements to ensure minors are properly supervised throughout the event.”

The restrictions come after juveniles threw objects at officers as a large fight erupted just before 8 p.m., Baltimore police told WBAL-TV 11 News. Two responding officers who were at AFRAM were assaulted, city police said.

Video below: Fight erupts at AFRAM, youths threw objects at officers

Police said the area was declared a civil unrest zone due to the large group of juveniles in a small footprint of the festival. Additional resources were deployed, including the Foxtrot helicopter, to clear the area.

The festival continued and an investigation continues.

As of 10 p.m., police said no arrests have been made, and a WBAL-TV 11 News crew at the scene observed no incidents as people left the festival.

Sunday is the last of three days of AFRAM, which is one of the largest African American festivals on the East Coast.