VIDEO: Violent brawl breaks out at baggage claim in Chicago airport

A video captured the moment a massive fight broke out at the baggage carousel at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Monday, which resulted in two arrests. 

The video, which has now gone viral on social media, shows the chaotic fight between about a dozen people at Terminal 3 of the international airport. The people involved can be seen throwing punches, grappling on the floor, and even yanking each other’s hair out. 

In one scene, two men are throwing punches at each other before ending up on the carousel. But the video continues on the luggage belt and one of them gets kicked in the face. 

On the other side, a woman is being held down on the floor by two others who are pulling on her hair. Another woman appears to start hitting a man with what seems to be a shoe before he punches her in the face and sends her to the floor. 

In the video, bystanders can be heard yelling “stop!” and “call security,” as they watch the fight unfold.   

Sent in video of a brawl this morning at O'Hare International Airport.#Chicago pic.twitter.com/AiiLrobUk8

— 16th & 17th District Chicago Police Scanner (@CPD1617Scanner) May 23, 2023

It is unclear what triggered the fight that involved multiple people. Chicago police only reported that “a verbal dispute while deplaning escalated in the lower level of terminal 3 when a 24-year-old female victim was punched by two offenders.”

“The offenders were placed into custody and charged accordingly,” police added. 

After police arrived and the situation quelled down, 18-year-old Christopher Hampton from Maywood, Illinois, and 20-year-old Tembra Hicks from Carol Stream, Illinois were charged with one misdemeanor count of battery over the incident, authorities said. 

O’Hare International Airport said in a statement that “safety and security are always the top priorities of the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA).”

“We work closely with all of our federal partners present at O'Hare and Midway International Airports and the Chicago Police Department to ensure that everyone is safe when they are in our facilities,” it added.