Cops Assaulted during street wars in Lubbock Texas

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After nearly five million views and thousands of comments and shares, the report from the Lubbock Police Department says two officers were assaulted on Saturday, June 2 during a neighborhood water gun fight. Officers were called to a neighborhood in the 2600 block of East Baylor in Lubbock for a civil disturbance. The event flyer says the event was called "East Side Water Wars: The Purge" and the battleground was in East Lubbock in the 79403 and 79404 zip codes. The event was to last from 1 p.m. until 10 p.m. The flyer said "any water weapon" was allowed. Residents say the event has been in the works for months and it was meant to bring people of the East side together. "It was just meant for a day to come out and have fun just throw water," resident Donathon Miller said.

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The report says the officer tried to call for backup but couldn't because her radio was soaked with water. She had mud and water on her clothing, her vest, in her handgun, radio, taser and magazines. Meanwhile, on the other side of the area, the other officer was also being squirted with water. A plastic trashcan was thrown at him and another person threw a bucket of water on him. Both officers say that once backup arrived, the crowd dispersed. The officers were not injured in the event.

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