"Officers had arrived at about 4 p.m. on Monday after a 911 caller reported a disorderly group gathering near the park's fountain. A snowball fight, promoted online hours earlier, had drawn hundreds into the park. Laughter and shouts echoed across the plaza as snow arced through the air. Video recorded by bystanders shows the mood shift when uniformed officers moved into the center of the crowd."
"Several people turned and hurled snowballs at close range. Two officers absorbed hard-packed throws to the face and chest. One officer lunged forward and shoved a man to the ground. Another officer chased a man several steps and flung him onto the snow-covered pavement. Two officers were treated for facial cuts at a local hospital after the incident."
The NYPD arrested Eric Wilson Jr., 18, charging him with obstructing government administration and harassment following a snowball incident at Washington Square Park. This arrest follows charges against a 27-year-old man, with prosecutors reducing his assault charge to misdemeanor obstructing government administration and harassment. Police responded to a 911 call about a disorderly gathering near the park's fountain where a promoted online snowball fight had attracted hundreds of people. When officers arrived, the crowd's mood shifted and several people threw snowballs at close range, striking two officers in the face and chest. Two officers sustained facial cuts requiring hospital treatment. Two additional suspects remain sought in connection with the incident.
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