Man Throws Lit Firework Into Packed Pride Celebration, Injuring Multiple People
thegailygrind.comHermosa Beach police are asking the public for their help in identifying a man who was caught on surveillance footage throwing a lit firework into a crowd at a silent disco event celebrating Pride Month, injuring multiple people.
Video of the incident, which happened around 9:45 p.m. on June 17, shows the man standing off to the side of the event, lighting up a firework and tossing it into the crowd of about 400 people.
He is then seen making a quick getaway on a motorized beach cruiser. He appears to be accompanied by two additional people on their own bike. “We are investigating this as a possible hate crime,” said Hermosa Beach PD Capt.
Landon Phillips. “We cannot rule that out. This was advertised as a Pride event. It appears the subject stopped there specifically, waited for a few minutes and then threw the explosive into the crowd.” The silent-disco festival was being held at Vista, at the Hermosa Beach pier in California.
