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What happens on 113th at night?

Bwog has received several e-mails about a violent incident outside McBain at about 4:30 AM this morning. Calls to Public Safety have so far proved fruitless, so we thought we'd at least print the eyewitness accounts until more information becomes available:

nypd"I was sleeping peacefully in my room above Nussbaum last night when at around 4:30 in the morning, I woke to blood-curdling screams, next thing I knew, two men (both who looked young from my window) were being arrested with no less than 5 cop cars and 8 NYPD on the job, and one sobbing girl standing out in front of the entrance to McBain."

"At about 4 am there was some drunken shouting between someone in McBain and some drunk guy on the street. Not sure if it was connected with what happened 30 minutes later, but it's 4:34 am right now and I heard a woman screaming loudly and crying. I had no idea what was going on but I knew it wasn't just drunk screaming anymore. She was LOUD.

I jumped out of bed, rushed downstairs, and told the security guard, who said it was nothing - that it was from 112th street, but I told him no I heard it coming from 113th. Then he flips on his security cam and I saw the WHOLE THING go down. There was struggling, fighting, and a woman in a white coat screaming. Then the cops pulled up and BAM tackled one of the guys (not sure how many there were)."

What's going on? If you know anything, let us know at bwog@columbia.edu.

See also: Crime

Posted by there was: #1 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 11:53 AM
definitely shouting outside mcbain right before that. people were shouting to a couple of guys to shut up and they were threatening things like "come out here and say that"
Posted by ...: #2 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 12:01 PM
what on earth?!
Posted by I remember: #3 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 12:30 PM
This girl was SCREAMING. Loudest thing I have ever heard, it woke me up out of a dead sleep. She kept saying things like, "Don't take him," or something. The screaming went on for at least 5 minutes.
Posted by yup...: #4 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 12:43 PM
this is what i saw from my window in broadway (i was basically directly above the whole scene):

it was about 4:30 or 4:45 in the morning, and i was awakened by bloodcurdling screams. i seriously thought the girl was getting raped or something. so i opened my window and stuck my head out. there was a girl screaming "stop it" and other unintelligible utterances. dude 1 (in a gray skullcap) knocked down dude 2 (in a white jacket). then dude 2 knocked down dude 1. then the girl said something like "but i love him" and gave the guy in the white jacket a hug. i thought the scene was over, but then the guy in the white jacket started beating the shit out of the other guy and threw him up against the iron bars outside of mcbain. then the cops came and cuffed them both, and the girl kept crying.
Posted by Well: #5 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 12:46 PM
Was one of the cops Emeril? Frankly, I'd prefer my BAM tackle extra spicy.
Posted by Bold: #6 (in reply to #5) · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 12:52 PM
move, Well. Making jokes before it's clear whether or not this is something we need to be serial about.
Posted by Don't worry: #7 (in reply to #6) · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 12:58 PM
Hell has a nice fiery, but very cushiony, chair waiting for me.
Posted by !!!: #8 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 1:03 PM
Manbearpig!
Posted by Kane: #9 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 1:12 PM
Nice reaction from the security guard.
Posted by Observer: #10 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 1:17 PM
Spec end of semester party. Nothing more to see really.

n00bs.
Posted by Lycian Penguin: #11 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 1:53 PM
Welcome Class of 2012?
Posted by Death Eater: #12 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 3:27 PM
But did anyone see the Dark Mark?
Posted by ha!: #13 (in reply to #12) · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 4:28 PM
no, but there was a girl who looked like luna lovegood in JJ today.
Posted by lol: #14 (in reply to #13) · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 6:11 PM
nice
Posted by Spec: #15 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 6:16 PM
Has the story here [external link to www.columbiaspectator.com]
Posted by in the know: #16 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 7:19 PM
the other person in the fight was Troy McHenry, also a former football player.

The two guys knew each other.
Posted by luna: #17 (in reply to #13) · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 7:47 PM
I think I know exactly who you're talking about. I see her in Hewitt all the time. Really long wavy blond hair, thick-rimmed glasses...?
Posted by wow...: #18 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 9:49 PM
that guy seems kinda like a d-bag.

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Posted by I WISH I KNEW: #19 · reply · track
December 12, 2007 at 10:53 PM
I ALWAYS LIKE A GOOD FACE BASHING
Posted by amen: #20 (in reply to #18) · reply · track
December 13, 2007 at 3:45 AM
that guy looks life the definition of a d-bag. seeing people like that pisses me off
Posted by wowzer: #21 (in reply to #18) · reply · track
December 13, 2007 at 7:09 AM
A sociology major? Really? I think that's the most shocking part of this whole thing.

But also that profile is like...straight out of University of Mississippi or something. The bible verse, the "there are none" comment in the books, interests such as football, beer and stocks etc...
Posted by ...: #22 · reply · track
December 13, 2007 at 9:48 AM
who cares what his major is people get in fights.. you guys are ridiculous judging people you dont even know doesnt make you that much better .. since when do you have to look a certain way to go here.. and football as an interest really? what guy isnt interested in it .. not to mention they leave out completely that the other guy involved was also at one point on the football team .. it was a fight they happen just because some crazy drunk girl screamed at the top of her lungs something happened about it big deal.. seriously you people need to get lives
Posted by hello: #23 (in reply to #22) · reply · track
December 13, 2007 at 12:09 PM
I think what people are trying to say is, if the football team is going to be getting in fights on the street, they should at least give us more wins. If you don't play like a real football team you shouldn't get to act like a real football team.
Posted by except: #24 (in reply to #23) · reply · track
December 13, 2007 at 3:23 PM
these guys aren't on the football team. their behavior may be a reason why...
Posted by Whoa: #25 (in reply to #22) · reply · track
December 13, 2007 at 7:47 PM
We might need lives, commenter 22, but it sounds like you seriously need to get your study on in time for finals. Good luck man, you need it.
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