"United States women's soccer star Hope Solo was arrested on Friday night for allegedly hitting her sister and 17-year-old nephew at her home near Seattle, the Seattle Times reports.

According to police, the altercation occurred during a family gathering at Solo's home in Kirkland. She is being held without bail on two counts of investigation of domestic-violence assault.

From the Seattle Times:

Kirkland police Lt. Mike Murray said this morning that officers were called to the home because of an assault and a noise disturbance.

“There was a big party going on at her house. It was an out-of-control situation,” Murray said.

At some point during the party, Solo allegedly assaulted her sister and her nephew, he said. “There were visible injuries on them,” Murray said.

The Kirkland police later released a report with more details:

On June 21st 2014 and just before 1:00 am, Kirkland Police Department Patrol Units responded to a 911 call of a disturbance in the 10600 block of 124th AVE NE. The male caller stated that a female at the residence was “hitting people” and they could not get her to stop or to leave the house. Officer arrived and immediately heard the sounds of the disturbance inside the residence.

They entered and contacted several persons; one being Hope A Stevens (Solo) who appeared intoxicated and upset. As officers made contact, they observed visible injuries on Solo’s 17-year-old nephew and on Solo’s sister. After receiving statements of the persons involved, Officers determined that Solo was the primary aggressor and had instigated the assault.

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Too bad. I truly admire her soccer skills.