ATLANTA — Police are investigating after a teenager pulled out a gun during an altercation on the BeltLine Friday. A now-viral video of the incident shows the dispute near the Telephone Factory Lofts.
Ralph Mitchell said he was there when the scary encounter unfolded.
"It was a beautiful day and we thought we’d take a walk and then get something to eat," he said.
That plan was interrupted by a group of unruly teens. According to a release, officers said they met with a young woman who told them a group of teens took her phone after she used it to pay for a scooter rental on the BeltLine. Investigators said once she paid, the group approached her and her boyfriend and took the scooter from her. When the woman confronted the teens, one of them snatched her phone.
"The girl and guy she was with chased the kids," Mitchell said.
Police said a second woman -- who Mitchell said was his daughter -- and her boyfriend began recording the teens and urging the young woman they were attempting to steal from to call the police.
"My daughter was filming it," he said.
Officers said one of the teens in the group confronted them and demanded her to stop recording the video.
"They reached out to snatch her phone," Mitchell said.
When she refused, officers said the dispute escalated, ending with the teen pulling out a gun.
"The worst thing in my mind is to be in front of a kid with a gun who is nervous and scared," he said.
Mitchell said his family backed away and the kids ran off. Police said no injuries were reported. Officers are still investigating.