| By NBC News staff and NBCPhiladelphia.com Philadelphia police were called to a hotel early Sunday to break up a brawl between guests of two wedding parties, and when it was over one man was dead of a heart attack and four people were under arrest. A guest at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel shot video of the brawl in the hotel lobby and posted it on YouTube. Police said arguments started in the hotel bar and escalated to a melee not only between guests from the same wedding party but also between guests from two separate wedding parties, philly.com reported. "There was an issue with a lot of alcohol fueling the fight," police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers was quoted as saying. The video shows a chaotic scene in which uniformed police officers are seen striking some people with batons while others are heard screaming. Local coverage from NBCPhiladelphia.com "Did they just deck the bride?" a man's voice is heard saying on the video. "They just decked the bride." Four people were arrested, two for disorderly conduct and two for assault on a police officer, according to investigators. A 57-year-old man, who police say was a wedding guest, suffered a heart attack and was pronounced dead at Jefferson Hospital. NBCPhiladelphia.com contributed to this story. More content from NBCNews.com:
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10/07/2012
Wild wedding melee caught on camera
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