Influencer and Twitch streamer Kai Cenat will be charged with at least two counts of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly after thousands of people descended on Union Square in New York City, police say.
People gather around and cheer for Kai Cenat as members of the NYPD respond to thousands of people gathered for a"giveaway" event announced by popular Twitch live streamer Kai Cenat in Union Square and the surrounding area, Aug. 4, 2023 in New York City.Influencer and Twitch streamer Kai Cenat will be charged with at least two counts of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly after thousands of people descended on Union Square in New York City Friday afternoon, police said.
People gather around and cheer for Kai Cenat as members of the NYPD respond to thousands of people gathered for a"giveaway" event announced by popular Twitch live streamer Kai Cenat in Union Square and the surrounding area, Aug. 4, 2023 in New York City.The event was "unpermitted" and "not sanctioned" and grew rapidly to 1000s of young people, who Maddrey said attacked officers instead of complying with orders to leave. The chief implored parents to step in.
NYPD officers arrived in droves to try to quell the mayhem, which erupted after a post by Cenat went viral around 3 p.m., and the officers soon found themselves under attack, according to Maddrey.Police officers yell at people to move on the the sidewalk on Broadway as they try clear the crowd from the Union Square area, Aug. 4, 2023, in New York.The massive crowd caused the park and surrounding streets to become overcrowded.
Police officers detain a person after popular live streamer Kai Cenat announced a"giveaway" event at Union Square in New York City, Aug. 4, 2023.Some officers sustained injuries in the incident, Maddrey said, adding that he personally was hit with "multiple objects."
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