A New York influencer sparked a surprise rally of around 2,000 young people in Manhattan on Friday afternoon, which degenerated into street violence and injured people, police said.
It all started on Friday with a call, on Instagram, from 21-year-old African-American streamer Kai Cenat to meet him in lower Manhattan for a distribution, broadcast live on social media, of gifts, including PlayStations game consoles. 5.
Thousands of young people – at least 2,000 according to American television – then gathered very quickly in the Union Square district, in the south of the island of Manhattan, in the hope of seeing their star Kai Cenat, who has millions of followers on his Twitch, YouTube and Instagram platforms and social accounts.
Suddenly and, apparently for no reason, young men started throwing projectiles from a nearby construction site, targeting other people and the police, who were rapidly deployed in large numbers.
Televisions also showed individuals surrounding and blocking vehicles and climbing onto the roof of a black SUV.
I’ve seen young people with panic attacks, anxiety and asthma
“I personally saw young people walking bleeding from the head and face, I saw young people with panic attacks, anxiety and asthma (…) It was out of control”current New York City Police (NYPD) Chief Jeffrey Maddrey said during a very brief press briefing in the neighborhood.
“It took us a while to regain control and a lot of young people were injured,” lamented the police officer.
At the end of the day, a thousand police officers had managed to disperse the rally.
Mr. Maddrey said that several people had been arrested and that Kai Cenat had been taken to be questioned at a police station but without being formally taken into custody for the moment.
2023-08-05 07:54:00
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