LA erupts into chaos following Dodgers World Series victory with looters raiding Nike store, hostile mob burning down bus

Los Angeles descended into chaos Wednesday night as belligerent baseball fans set a bus on fire while others clashed with cops and looters ran amuck following the Dodgers’ World Series victory.The Los Angeles Police Department shared footage of a mob of looters running in and out of a boarded-up Nike store carrying merchandise and throwing it into cars parked outside the store about four miles from Dodger Stadium just after 11 p.m.The LAPD said they are “aware of the looting” and have made arrests but did not disclose how many suspects were taken into custody.The department also shared that “several businesses” were looted, and multiple properties were “vandalized” during the “violent celebrations” across the city.Aerial footage from ABC 7 Los Angeles shows dozens of looters calmly walking into and leaving a Nike store with boxes of goods without police interference.As looters ransacked businesses, other areas of downtown Los Angeles were plunged into madness.

The LAPD said a “hostile crowd” — estimated to be between 200 and 300 people — lit an MTA bus on fire about a mile away from Dodger Stadium around 12:35 a.m.local time.Footage posted to Citizen captured the moment a massive crowd — the majority of which were wearing Dodgers jerseys and apparel — surrounded and sat atop the graffiti-laced bus.Members of the crowd were caught on video entering the bus, while others were seen holding up Dodgers flags and taking pictures.Emergency responders quickly arrived on the scene at about 12:45 a.m.

local time, monitored the bus fire, and protected nearby structures from potential spread.A video posted by @FilmThePoliceLA shows fireworks being set off inside the bus as the crowd shouts in excitement.Another showed the bus fully engulfed in flames and spewing out thick black smoke while police in riot gear set up a parameter to keep back the crowd.“Let’s go Dodgers!” the crowd shouted over the sounds of helicopters and police sirens....