The New York Police Department is trying to identify the youths caught on video vandalizing a police vehicle in Union Square, Manhattan.on Friday when the “stremer”, Kai Cenat, offered to give away a PlatStation 5 on the site even though he did not have permission, so hundreds of people crowded causing riots.
The authorities released photos of six of the eight rioters estimated to be between the ages of 14 and 18 who kicked, jumped and danced on top of the NYPD police car during the chaos that had broken out and left at least seven injured, they said.
The images of the event show one of the minors jumping on top of the parked police vehicle and dancing while others took turns kicking in the doors and windows.
in the incident 66 arrests were made after Cenat’s unauthorized lottery caused chaos in Manhattan and ended with him being arrested and charged with inciting a riot and an unlawful assemblyHe was subsequently released with a summons to appear.
“We are investigating further where there are some external agitators,” the mayor said on Saturday. Eric Adams, at the same time that he blamed the parents of the minors for not making sure that their children were not part of the violence on Friday.
“You don’t come here to get free Game Boys and bring smoke bombs and bring M80s and bring other damaged items,” the mayor said.
“We believe that there were some outside influencers who may have tried to escalate the situation”Adams said without elaborating.
A witness said the popular Manhattan venue “felt like we were at war” when the crowd of thousands erupted in violence during the illegal raffle.
21-year-old Kai Cenat, who has close to 20 million followers, announced that he would be giving out PS5 consoles for free in the event. City officials said that the influencer did not have the proper permission.
The NYPD said that amid the violence, the eight youths pounced on the police car at around 3:30 p.m. before moving forward and getting out of thereaccording to the New York Post.
For its part, the public relations company that represents Cenat issued an apology for the incident.
“We recognize that our audience and influence are growing, and with that comes increased responsibility,” Erica Tucker, vice president of AMP Group, said in a statement.
“We are deeply disappointed by the outbreak of disorderly conduct that affected innocent people and businesses, and we do not condone such behavior.”.
However, the stremer published images of the violence on the internet, which caused criticism from some users of social networks.
“Keep the Play Stations to yourself next time,” Instagram commenter mishmosh1127 wrote.
Adams applauded the NYPD for handling “a very dangerous and volatile situation” and bringing it “to a level of resolution without loss of life or substantial property damage.”
The NYPD asks anyone who can identify the alleged youths who vandalized the police vehicle to contact New York Police Department Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS or online at https://crimestophers.nypdonline.org.
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