Chaos erupted in downtown Los Angeles overnight as a mob vandalized buildings, trains, and even law enforcement vehicles in a brazen display of lawlessness that delayed public transit and drew a large police response.
The crowd converged on an A Line Metro train that had stopped on Washington Boulevard shortly after midnight. According to video footage circulating online, individuals in the crowd began tagging the train with spray paint while others pounded on its windows, causing disruption and alarm.
At 12:12 a.m. Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department received a call reporting that five male suspects had entered a train car and were damaging its interior, according to LAPD Officer Kevin Terzes. A few minutes later, at 12:19 a.m., another call was placed reporting people acting “disruptively” on a train near Washington Boulevard and Trinity Street.
By that time, LAPD officers had formed a skirmish line across the street from the crowd. Video shows officers in riot gear gripping non-lethal black and green foam-launching weapons as they attempted to manage the escalating scene.
Despite the chaos, no arrests were made in connection with either incident. It remains unclear whether LAPD detained any individuals seen on video vandalizing local businesses, which included a Panda Express, Waba Grill, dialysis center, and medical clinic—all of which had their facades defaced with graffiti.
Adding to the scene’s surreal nature, some members of the mob were seen posing for selfies next to a defaced LAPD cruiser. Others shouted profanity at police, hurled a firework, and kicked the vehicle as officers pulled away, according to footage reviewed by Fox News Digital.
Metro spokesperson Jose Ubaldo confirmed that train service was delayed by approximately 20 minutes after about 50 individuals blocked both northbound and southbound tracks at Washington Boulevard and Maple Avenue. Vandals targeted both the exterior and interior of the trains, although no injuries to passengers or Metro employees were reported.
The incident underscores rising concerns over public safety and the growing trend of coordinated urban vandalism, especially in high-density areas where law enforcement is often stretched thin.
