Kai Cenat, a New York influencer, sparked a surprise rally of several hundred people in Manhattan last night which degenerated into riots and injured people, police said who made arrests.
It all started yesterday 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 PlayStation 5 game consoles. .
Thousands of young people, at least 2000 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 millions of subscribers on its Twitch, YouTube and Instagram platforms and social accounts.
Suddenly and, it seems, for no reason, young men started throwing projectiles from a nearby construction site, targeting other people and the police, who were quickly deployed in large numbers. Televisions also showed individuals surrounding and blocking vehicles and climbing onto the roof of a black SUV.
“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,” the police officer said. At the end of the day, a thousand police officers had managed to disperse the rally. Cenat, 21, is ranked the second most popular personality on Twitch, a platform that focuses on “streaming” people playing video games.
Kai Cenat, a New York influencer, sparked a surprise rally of several hundred people in Manhattan last night which degenerated into riots and injured people, police said who made arrests. It all started yesterday 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 PlayStation 5 game consoles. Thousands of young people, at least 2000 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 its Twitch, YouTube and Instagram platforms and social accounts. Suddenly and, it seems, for no reason, young men started throwing projectiles from a nearby construction site, targeting other people and the police, who were quickly deployed in large numbers. Televisions also showed individuals surrounding and blocking vehicles and climbing onto the roof of a black SUV. “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,” the police officer said. At the end of the day, a thousand police officers had managed to disperse the gathering. Cenat, 21, is ranked the second most popular personality on Twitch, a platform that focuses on “streaming” people playing video games.
2023-08-05 07:00:00
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