Several self-driving Waymo vehicles were vandalized, spray-painted and then set on fire Sunday evening on Los Angeles Street in downtown L.A. as illegal immigration riots intensified as protests against the Trump administration’s enforcement of immigration laws moved into its third day.
Even as video of the Waymo fires played on screen next to her, U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) told MSNBC viewers LAPD had the riot under control:
JUST IN: California Rep. Judy Chu (D) says the LAPD has the situation in Los Angeles under control as MSNBC plays a split screen of multiple cars on fire.
Don’t believe your lying eyes, folks. pic.twitter.com/z9lJUIuigZ
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 9, 2025
Rioters posed for photos holding a Mexican flag in video posted by KTTV-TV (below):
Multiple driverless Waymo vehicles were set on fire by agitators near the ongoing downtown LA protests. The fires come as the anti-ICE demonstrations taking place across LA County enters Day 3 https://t.co/CFrch1fuxE pic.twitter.com/vS0webqNpb
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) June 9, 2025
Compilation video posted by Sawyer Merritt:
NEWS: Multiple self-driving Waymo cars, collectively worth upwards of $600,000, were vandalized by protesters today in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/JtAlHqbTNP
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) June 9, 2025
CalMatters reporter Sergio Olmos is on the scene and posting videos. A sample:
Multiple Waymo’s on fire pic.twitter.com/uSiBDPQHwG
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) June 9, 2025
RawsAlerts video:
#BREAKING: Multiple self-driving Waymo cars, collectively worth upwards of $600,000 each have been destroyed and light on fire by rioters
At this time, Los Angeles police are urgently requesting Waymo to shut down its self-driving car app as… pic.twitter.com/eU4ANqPfyt
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) June 9, 2025
Los Angeles police warned media and rioters to avoid the area due to toxic fumes from the environmentally friendly Waymo vehicles, “Traffic Advisor To our media partners, demonstrators and others who may enter the area of Los Angeles St, North of Arcadia and South of Alameda: Burning lithium-ion batteries release toxic gases, including hydrogen fluoride, posing risks to responders and those nearby. Please avoid the area.”
⚠️ Traffic Advisory⚠️ To our media partners, demonstrators and others who may enter the area of Los Angeles St, North of Arcadia and South of Alameda:
Burning lithium-ion batteries release toxic gases, including hydrogen fluoride, posing risks to responders and those nearby.…
— LAPD Central Division (@LAPDCentral) June 9, 2025
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