A number of self-driving Waymo automobiles have been vandalized, spray-painted after which set on hearth Sunday night on Los Angeles Street in downtown L.A. as unlawful immigration riots intensified as protests in opposition to the Trump administration’s enforcement of immigration legal guidelines moved into its third day.
Whilst video of the Waymo fires performed on display subsequent to her, U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) instructed MSNBC viewers LAPD had the riot below management:
JUST IN: California Rep. Judy Chu (D) says the LAPD has the scenario in Los Angeles below management as MSNBC performs a cut up display of a number of automobiles on hearth.
Do not consider your mendacity eyes, people. pic.twitter.com/z9lJUIuigZ
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 9, 2025
Rioters posed for images holding a Mexican flag in video posted by KTTV-TV (under):

A number of driverless Waymo automobiles have been set on hearth by agitators close to the continued downtown LA protests. The fires come because the anti-ICE demonstrations going down throughout 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: A number of self-driving Waymo automobiles, collectively value upwards of $600,000, have been vandalized by protesters as we speak 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 pattern:
A number of Waymo’s on hearth pic.twitter.com/uSiBDPQHwG
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) June 9, 2025
RawsAlerts video:
#BREAKING: A number of self-driving Waymo automobiles, collectively value upwards of $600,000 every have been destroyed and light-weight on hearth by rioters
At the moment, Los Angeles police are urgently requesting Waymo to close down its self-driving automobile 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 keep away from the realm resulting from poisonous fumes from the environmentally pleasant Waymo automobiles, “Visitors Advisor To our media companions, demonstrators and others who could enter the realm of Los Angeles St, North of Arcadia and South of Alameda: Burning lithium-ion batteries launch poisonous gases, together with hydrogen fluoride, posing dangers to responders and people close by. Please keep away from the realm.”
⚠️ Visitors Advisory⚠️ To our media companions, demonstrators and others who could enter the realm of Los Angeles St, North of Arcadia and South of Alameda:
Burning lithium-ion batteries launch poisonous gases, together with hydrogen fluoride, posing dangers to responders and people close by.…
— LAPD Central Division (@LAPDCentral) June 9, 2025