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A local convenience store owner has spoken out after being accused of lying about his alleged involvement in a brawl that broke out after a Black dock worker was attacked by a group of white men in Montgomery, Alabama.
Chase Shipman, the owner of Vasser's Mini Mart in Selma, admitted in a since-removed Facebook post that he had been present during the incident but denied being involved in the violence caught on camera.
The fight broke out on the Montgomery Riverfront around 7 p.m. on Saturday, police said. Video footage shows the fight took place on the pier itself, next to the Harriott II Riverboat attraction.
Clips of the brawl have since gone viral on social media. One bystander—whose videos of the incident have been viewed nearly 62 million times on X, formerly Twitter, as of 10 a.m. ET Monday—said the fight broke out after a Black security guard asked the group to move their boat so the larger riverboat could dock.