How illegal warehouse parties turn into mob melee on the streets in downtown Los Angeles
Dozens of young people participated in a destructive craze in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night, leaving losses and problems behind them.
The melee was captured by video and police are now trying to identify the suspect. The incident marks another disturbing event as the city center tries to recover from the pandemic.
“I wish they were facing some kind of fine or at least jail. I don't know,” said Teddy Lee, owner of DTLA Window Tint. His store camera captured a man wearing a baseball cap and a T-shirt, casually pairing his business with a spray can and ruining his business.
This is what we know based on the time report.
A large crowd took over several streets in downtown Los Angeles.
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What brought the crowd to downtown Los Angeles?
Police said hundreds of people appeared at illegal roof concerts in two downtown Los Angeles parking lots, one of which later spilled into the surrounding neighborhood.
According to police reports, there were reports that the owner of the vacant warehouse confirmed the organization broke in on Saturday night. One of the warehouse-style buildings used by a punk band without the knowledge of the owner.
“These incidents have been widely publicized on social media,” said LAPD CMDR, who said Lillian Carranza.
A large crowd took over several streets in downtown Los Angeles, leaving traces of destruction.
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What exactly happened?
Police say hundreds of people attended illegal gatherings in downtown Los Angeles, one of which later spilled into surrounding communities
The crowd was first noticed at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Maple Avenue.
Some people wear pink platform heels and cat ears to party, according to video shot by news media OnScene.tv. A man swallowed from a canister full of flammable liquid, and he spitted onto the torch and threw the flames into the night sky.
The crowd turned to a line train that stopped along the route of Washington Boulevard. According to the video, vandals in the crowd began spraying trains on windows and hammering them.
LAPD spokesman Kevin Terzes said the Los Angeles Police Department was warned at 12:12 a.m. Sunday that he said five people entered the train and destroyed the Interior Department.
The video shows dozens of LAPD officers caught black and green riot guns and fired foam bullets in a skirmish across from the mob.
Some of the people in the crowd pose for selfies next to the sprayed LAPD cruiser. Video shows them hostile to police, throwing fireworks, and kicking police cars as the police drove away.
Subway spokesman Jose Ubaldo said the train service was delayed by about 20 minutes, with about 50 people blocking southbound and northbound trains on Washington Boulevard and midnight Maple Street.
Four officers were injured, one of whom was hit by a bottle.
Why wasn't there an arrest that night?
“Our officers are far more than the number, so the decision is clear, not the arrest,” Carranza said.
Carranza said about 100 people came from the party and a craze of destruction occurred. A group of about 50 people blocked the two trains and destroyed them.
Officials eventually declared an illegal parliament, established a small-scale conflict and drove young people out of the area.
What are you doing now?
Mayor Karen Bass called for the person who was found and held responsible.
In the area on Tuesday, several plainclothes officials provided local businesses for witnesses and security camera videos. Others are combing through social media feeds for evidence.
According to a subway spokesman, a subway train was eliminated to remove graffiti.
Carranza said operators of underground parties are tracking with those who help promote the incident at the heart of the issue.
“I can assure you that we will find those responsible,” Carranza said.
Times worker Matthew Ormseth contributed to the report.
