It began with the usual healthy joy after a great sporting victory and ended with police in riot gear on the streets of Los Angeles (USA). Last Wednesday, the Dodgers were proclaimed champions of the World Series of baseball for the eighth time in its history after winning the fifth game 6-7 against the New York Yankees. The celebration, scheduled for Friday, caused chaos in several areas of the city.
The first known incident involved a 25-year-old man wearing a winning team jersey with the number 22 and the name ‘King’ on the back. In the numerous videos published on social networks, you can see how he lights a pyrotechnic device in the middle of the street, but before he can let it go and walk away, the firecracker explodescausing severe damage to his left hand.
He was one of the injured recorded during the day. Among them, another fan who is in critical condition after falling from the third floor of a building while engaging in “graffiti-related activities,” according to police.
Later, as the hours and night passed, the problems grew. A group of followers dedicated themselves to starring in acts of theft and vandalismculminating in the burning of a bus. The police had to intervene and arrested several of the violent people.
The Dodgers fan was lighting a firework, and it blew up in his hand…. after the Los Angeles dodgers World Series game Win in down town La.
Following the Los Angeles Dodgers’ victory in the World Series, celebratory activities in downtown Los Angeles took a tumultuous turn.… pic.twitter.com/MpzULQUDsM
— Rampage (@Goldstartattoo) November 1, 2024
The chaos spread to other parts of the city, but the center was the main place affected. NBC reported that multiple businesses in the same area were attackedand five passengers along with the driver managed to evacuate the bus before it was set on fire.
According to ‘FOX 11 Los Angeles’, a Nike sports brand establishment in the center of the city was assaulted by a crowd that broke in and left with boxes. The media added that police arrested at least four people before the crowd dispersed.
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