On August 4, 31 youths were arrested in connection with violence that transpired at the Wisconsin State Fair grounds on the opening day of the fair. The racially motivated crime, which saw young black men and women antagonizing white fairgoers, landed 11 individuals in the hospital with injuries. Seven of those were police officers who tried to stop the violence. According to witnesses, dozens of black youths attacked white people as they were exiting the fairgrounds. They punched and kicked the innocent bystanders and shook their cars, which were stopped in traffic.