Large brawl captured on video in Oakland neighborhood

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Videos have surfaced on social media showing a brawl taking place in the Oakland area this weekend.

27 News obtained video captured in the 1900 block of NE Seward Avenue showing a large group of people arguing and fighting in the street.

The Topeka Police Department’s Watch Commander Lieutenant Ron Ekis says officers were called to the area around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 16 on reports of numerous people engaged in a fight. However, by the time police arrived the area was clear.

Topeka City Councilwoman Christina Valdivia-Alcala took to social media on the morning of March 16 to address the video and the fight on Seward Avenue. In her statement, she said “I do not support the mayhem” occurring near drinking establishments in the Oakland neighborhood.

“The chief of police and others are also aware of the issues and my concerns first and foremost are for the neighborhood and residents that are bystanders as fights and shootings break out.”

City Councilwoman Christina Valdivia-Alcala

Ekis made no comment on arrests made in connection to this incident. More information on this will be added here as it becomes available.

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