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Nearly 200 people arrested and two shot as hundreds of revelers hit the beach in their...

• https://www.dailymail.co, By MARLENE LENTHANG

Nearly 200 people were arrested and two men were shot at the massive annual Go Topless Jeep Weekend celebration in Texas, where hundreds packed onto a beach in their pickup trucks for a day of drinking and partying.

Hundreds of Jeep vehicles and four-wheelers were gathered on Crystal Beach for the Jeep festival on Bolivar Peninsula, an annual event where Texans come out in their trucks, wave American and Confederate flags, and enjoy the sun and sand.

Hundreds of youngsters were seen ignoring social distancing orders as they piled into their trucks and swam in the water.

Overall 189 people were arrested and jailed over the weekend, a majority of the arrests being misdemeanor crimes, including driving while intoxicated, and traffic citations, Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset said Monday according to 12NewsNow. 

Two men were shot at the event when a man fired into a group of people just before midnight Saturday, the second day of the weekend event, following an altercation. 


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