“Streamer” Kai Cenat is arrested for causing chaos in New York by promising free consoles

The authorities of NY A “streamer” from the Twitch platform was arrested this Friday who caused scenes of chaos in a central city square by promising to give away Playstation 5 consoles, which attracted thousands of people.

kai cenatone of the most popular video game streamers on Twitch, said in recent days that he would give away the consoles today at 4:00 p.m. local time in Union Square.

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The Police reported at a press conference that a crowd of about 2,000 people began to gather hours before the appointment, and around 3:00 p.m. local time a chaos began that resulted in several police officers being injured by objects being thrown.

Due to the large number of people, the majority of them young, the police issued an alert 4, which implies the mobilization of up to a thousand uniformed officers to contain the crowd that took over the square and the streets that surround it, paralyzing traffic at rush hour. .

Police Chief of Detectives Jeffrey Maddrey said the crowd threw rocks, paint, bottles and other artifacts they obtained from a nearby construction zone at officers, forcing them to take cover.

Other people were also injured, and panic and anxiety attacks were reported, he said.

The charges against dinner, but incitement to riot is not ruled out. There were more arrests, but their number is unknown.

maddrey indicated that the forces of order managed to disperse the crowd and are using drones to monitor that everything remains under control.

In a tweet, police asked the public to avoid the area of Union Square and warned that there would be traffic delays.

According to local media reports, several people climbed to the roof of the roundabout that covers the entrance to the subway in that square, as well as to the statue of the former president. George Washington.

Eight subway lines that stop at that busy station passed without stopping during the chaos, but have since been restored.

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Source: Elcomercio

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