Overview
- Police declared a dispersal order around 12:30 a.m. at Olympic Boulevard and Grand Avenue after officers reported industrial-size fireworks and bottles launched at them.
- Officers used less-lethal munitions, deployed tear gas, and brought in mounted units during operations in downtown and Echo Park.
- Seven people were arrested, including three on suspicion of felony vandalism of a Metro bus and others on suspicion of battery of a peace officer, failure to disperse, possession of fireworks, and injuring an animal.
- Crowds gathered across Echo Park, Van Nuys, Pacoima, East Los Angeles, Little Tokyo, and downtown, with reports of vehicle donuts, burnouts, and the vandalism of a self-driving car.
- A downtown victory parade is scheduled for Monday, with LAPD posting the route and warning of road closures starting as early as 7 a.m., as Mayor Karen Bass condemned the violence and noted heightened coordination with regional agencies.