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Deadly wedding brawl in Philly captured by 15-year-old (VIDEO)

Monday, 08 October 2012 12:15
HOTtopic041212_optBY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Most brides want their wedding to be an occasion they’ll never forget- but not like two weddings that took place in Philadelphia over this past weekend.

Attendees of two weddings at the Society Hill Sheraton got involved in a massive brawl that led to three people being arrested, and one man dying of a heart attack.

According to philly.com, police said some of the guests in one wedding reception went to the hotel bar and a fight broke out among them. Then, another wedding party that was staying at the Sheraton came to the bar and also joined the fight.

Fighting carried on from the bar to the hotel lobby and beyond.

NBC 10 Philadelphia reported that 57-year-old Vincent Sannuti, who was the uncle of one bride, suffered a heart attack and was pronounced dead at Jefferson Hospital. It was his 57th birthday.

Police said two people were arrested for disorderly conduct, and 26-year-old Matthew Sofka of Westfield was arrested for assault on a police officer. Sofka was hit by a Taser.

According to an Associated Press report on USA Today, the battle was caught on video and placed on YouTube by 15-year-old Max Schultz of Camp Hill Pennsylvania, at the hotel with his parents. The noise from the fight woke Schultz up at around 2 a.m. Sunday morning.

U.S. News reports that the video shows one police officer repeatedly striking at least one person with a baton. A woman's blood-curdling screams can also be heard, as well as Schultz asking, “Did they just deck the bride? They just decked the bride.”

A statement issued by the Sheraton Hotel said, "We continue to cooperate with the authorities and any questions should be directed to the local police department. Our sincerest condolences go out to the family for their loss."

Police don’t know what started the altercation, but said, not all that shockingly, that alcohol was involved.

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