Six people were charged with rioting after a large Fourth of July family barbecue turned into a brawl, according to Anchorage Police Department spokesman Paul Honeman.

"If you get five or more people riled up, they start a big fight, start a brouhaha, they'll charge them with rioting," Honeman said.

Between 20 and 30 people were involved in the melee that erupted around dinnertime Friday on Kluane Avenue off Muldoon Road. Police responded in riot gear. Officers used a Taser to subdue one family member, Honeman said.

The fight was technically a domestic violence incident, Honeman said. The cause of the fight was unknown. No officers were injured but some of the family members sustained minor injuries, he said.