Twitch streamer Kai Cenat's Giveaway Sparks HUGE RIOT!

8-Bit Eric (8BE) Popular Twitch streamer Kai Cenat — who boasts 20 million subscribers on the platform — hopped on a livestream Friday afternoon and encouraged his followers to gather at Union Square Park, where he promised to give away PS5s and other free gaming electronics.

What transpired next was described as a “full-on riot” as an estimated 2,000 teens and young adults descended upon the park, wreaking widespread, well-documented havoc that prompted a massive police mobilization and led to over a dozen arrests. Many among the out-of-control crowd tossed bottles, jumped on vehicles and taunted cops. Once he arrived at the iconic greenspace, Cenat live-streamed roughly an hour of the screaming and pulsating crowd on Twitch until the connection was cut.

Chaos erupted Friday afternoon after a large crowd gathered at Manhattan's Union Square Park for livestreamer Kai Cenat's meet-and-greet and giveaway.

Things spiraled out of control at around 3 p.m., when some in the crowd could be seen tearing down construction barricades and hurling objects, including throwing some objects at responding police officers. As the chaos unfolded, a vehicle attempted to leave - believed to have been carrying Cenat. The crowd could be seen mobbing it. It moved slowly through throngs of people before eventually speeding off, with people clinging to the sides and back. At least three people could be seen tumbling off the vehicle onto the pavement as it sped away.

Cenat was taken into police custody for questioning at around 5 p.m. He did not have a permit for the event or preplan it with police.

Earlier in the day, Cenat posted on social media that he would be there in person for the giveaway. He has more than 9 million combined followers on Twitch and other social media platforms.

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