Officers clash with 'hostile' fans in Los Angeles after Dodgers win, police say

The "hostile" crowd was deemed an unlawful assembly late, nan LAPD said.

Baseball fans who had gathered successful downtown Los Angeles to observe nan Dodgers' Wold Series triumph threw projectiles and fireworks astatine officers attempting to disperse them, constabulary said.

The "hostile" crowd, which had been gathered adjacent 9th and Flower streets, was deemed an unlawful assembly precocious connected Wednesday, nan Los Angeles Police Department said connected societal media.

A constabulary serviceman shoots a foam slug astatine a Dodgers instrumentality connected nan thoroughfare during celebrations aft nan Los Angeles Dodgers' triumph complete nan New York Yankees to triumph nan World Series successful Los Angeles, California, Oct. 30, 2024.

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"Leave nan area instantly and travel each officers orders," nan section said connected societal media.

As constabulary ordered nan dispersal, nan crowds began moving east, heading toward 8th Street, constabulary said.

A Dodgers instrumentality reacts arsenic constabulary officers beforehand connected nan thoroughfare aft nan Los Angeles Dodgers' triumph complete nan New York Yankees to triumph nan World Series successful Los Angeles, California, Oct. 30, 2024.

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"Various projectiles are being thrown astatine LAPD Officers successful nan area of Olympic & Grand," nan section added. "Extra resources are responding to that area to assist. If you are connected nan street, astatine aliases adjacent to that intersection, time off nan area instantly & travel officers orders."

Police said they had besides received reports of looting nearby.

Mayor Karen Bass earlier had warned that "violence will not beryllium tolerated" arsenic nan metropolis celebrated its triumph complete nan New York Yankees.

"LAPD is presently connected tactical alert and has activated a strategical scheme to protect communities and businesses," she said, "which includes proactive deployment and a coordinated strategy pinch location partners to guarantee that each Angelenos are capable to observe safely."

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