{"id":5243,"date":"2026-07-07T10:35:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5243"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:35:52","slug":"holiday-weekend-teen-takeover-in-raleigh-leaves-nine-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5243","title":{"rendered":"Holiday weekend \u2018teen takeover\u2019 in Raleigh leaves nine hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 What began as 4th of July celebrations in Raleigh ended with gunfire, fear, and a wave of arrests after what police describe as two massive social media-fueled \u201cteen takeovers\u201d caught on camera in the Glenwood South Entertainment District and the Brier Creek Commons Shopping Center.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5242\">\u2018Don\u2019t mess with mother nature\u2019: Wake County residents recovering after strong storms Monday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Multiple business operators said that the police actually advised them to shutdown early to protect customers and employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very lively neighborhood, but stuff like that deters people from coming downtown, which is, I think, the worst part,\u201d Brian Sculker said. <\/p>\n<p>Sculker lives right in the middle of the massive social media-fueled \u201cteen takeover\u201d \u2014 caught on camera \u2014 that took over Glenwood South on the 4th into the\u00a05th of July.<\/p>\n<p>An estimated 2,000 underaged kids and young adults were hanging out along the street and joined by another 3,000 who showed up from Brier Creek, according to Raleigh Police.<\/p>\n<p>Shots were fired at both locations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe heard, like, bangs,\u201d Nadir Bouche said, who owns Greek Fiesta restaurant at Brier Creek Commons. \u201cWe assumed there was fireworks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, at least 27 adults \u2014 ranging in age from 18 to 24 \u2014 face 47 charges stemming from the uproar in Glenwood South. The charges include simple assault and assaulting a police officer.<\/p>\n<p>By Sunday morning, nine people had been shot, dozens of others arrested, and police still were searching for the gunmen responsible as some businesses look to recoup their losses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, they were causing problems here, too,\u201d Bouche exclaimed. \u201cThey were stealing drinks that we have. We started charging them for water cups because they just kept stealing sodas. And I kept kind of calling them out on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raleigh police say it all started at Brier Creek Commons\u2019 Star Spangled Block Party as some of an estimated 3,000 underaged kids and young adults tried to take over 4th of July celebrations with fist fights and gunfire.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5239\">More video expected during hearing in case against man accused of killing Charlie Kirk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started hearing like four to five gunshots,\u201d Angie Rivera said. \u201cI got scared and I ran back so they could open the side door for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the Cabo Mexican Cuisine restaurant, where she works, became a refuge. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I see people running and I let a few people inside,\u201d said Rivera.<\/p>\n<p>Officers responded to reports of fist fights near the movie theater before multiple shots rang out outside a Target store.<\/p>\n<p>Two innocent adults were hurt \u2014 one struck by gunfire and the other\u00a0injured by shattered glass from a bullet-riddled car.<\/p>\n<p>Police detained one juvenile carrying a handgun but say investigators do not believe that teen fired the shots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really scary for me to hear about it,\u201d concerned mom Sarah Salinas said. \u201cBecause I\u2019ve been here in the past with my family, and it\u2019s meant to be a fun event and it turned into a very scary situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the Glenwood South shootings, police officers were investigating a related shooting at a nearby gas station on Capital Boulevard that left two people hurt.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone injured in the shootings at Brier Creek, Glenwood South and Capital Boulevard are expected to be okay, and police said they are still searching for the shooters in all three incidents.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>MORE FROM CBS 17<\/h2>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<p>\t\tWAKE COUNTY NEWS<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tRaleigh considering teen curfew after violent weekend<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tRaleigh community recovering after storm rolls through<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\t9 hurt in July 4th weekend \u2018teen takeover\u2019 in Raleigh<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Moving forward some residents, business operators and customers say they just simply want to take back Glenwood South and the Brier Creek Commons shopping center\u00a0from any and all\u00a0disrupters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The teen takeovers\u00a0in Raleigh were not isolated.<\/p>\n<p>Similar social media-organized teen gatherings were reported or closely monitored over the holiday weekend in several other communities, including Greenville, NC, where officials implemented temporary juvenile curfews, while cities such as Chicago, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Orlando, New York and other areas also reported large gatherings, heightened police deployments, or related violence tied to online-organized meetups.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5237\">Explosions rock Damascus, wounding 4, as French President Macron visits Syria<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RALEIGH, N.C. 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