NEW YORK, March 19 (UPI) -- New York police arrested at least 15 people after a melee that broke out during a high school basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden.
The Sunday night brawl involved high school students, police officers and others who were attending the game, and then spilled out of the arena and into the streets. Shots were fired at one point, police said.
The brawl broke out during a New York City championship game between Lincoln and Boys & Girls. It started with a hard foul on the court, and eventually included fights in the stands.
As more and more New York police officers started showing up, CBS 2 said, the brawl spilled into the streets around Madison Square Garden.
Shots were fired as the crowd moved from the Garden to Times Square, and then into a subway station, police said.
The NYPD called in reinforcements, including officers on horseback, on scooters and in riot gear, CBS 2 reported.
