Police in Florida have released footage of a massive weekend block party that quickly turned violent.
An estimated 3,000 people gathered across the city of DeLand for a massive party that spanned several locations from Saturday afternoon through to early Sunday morning.
But police from Volusia Sheriff's Office and DeLand PD said that violence broke out after nightfall, which saw officers getting attacked and a man hospitalised with a gunshot wound to his foot.
Sheriff Mike Chitwood released video footage of the events on Monday, saying that his officers encountered volatile scenes and aggression from the crowds.
Officers said they were punched and struck with glass bottles, a mason jar and a bar stool.
A gun was pointed at a deputy through the window of a passing vehicle and officers arrested two men who exchanged loaded gun on the street, they added.
A man from Orlando was also admitted to a hospital in Altamonte Springs with a gunshot wound to the foot, police said.
In a post to Facebook, Volusia Sheriff's Office wrote: "The behaviour that occurred here overnight was dangerous, senseless, unacceptable and an embarrassment to our community."
The force said: "As crowds grew in multiple locations, impeding traffic flow and causing safety hazards, deputies and DeLand police officers began ordering vehicles out of certain areas."
But they added that "as crowds dissipated in one location, new problem areas would arise".
Police said a passenger in a vehicle pointed a rifle or shotgun out of an open window at a police officer and pedestrians on Beresford and Spring Garden avenues at around 10:30pm before fleeing the scene, they added.
Officers also pointed to one of the major problem areas as the 1200 block of South Delaware Avenue, which saw a crowd of around 1,500 and vehicles parked along the street.
They wrote: "Shortly after midnight, deputies were walking southbound on Delaware and observed two men (Alphonso Parker and Charles Turner) exchanging a firearm.
"Deputies recovered the firearm (Ruger 9mm, 15 rounds with one round in the chamber and the hammer cocked).
"Several other deputies responded to help secure Turner, who was resisting. He was charged with two counts of possession of a weapon/ammunition by a convicted felon, tampering with evidence, inciting a riot and resisting an officer without violence.
"Parker was arrested on many of the same charges as Turner, with the exception of tampering with evidence. He was also charged with possession of a concealed firearm.
After securing Turner and Parker, two deputies were hit with a glass of alcohol, police added.
"While the person who threw it was being taken into custody, one of the deputies was sucker punched by another male subject who immediately fled the area," they said.
"Another deputy and DeLand PD officer were hit with a bar stool and mason jar by other members of the crowd who immediately fled. Glass bottles were also being thrown at patrol vehicles in the street while arrests were being made.
Police also said that We learned this afternoon (Sunday) that a 34-year-old man who attended the block party was hospitalised in Altamonte Springs with a gunshot wound to the foot.
The victim told Altamonte Springs police he “was drinking with friends and pretty inebriated when someone started shooting,” according to an incident report.
He told police that he would not cooperate with an investigation and didn’t want to pursue charges.
