A chaotic street takeover in California’s Bay Area saw vehicles do donuts around spectators trapped inside a ring of fire while other young people hung out of windows.
There was even a moment when the situation turned fatal, when two shootings left one person dead and another in critical condition.
Terrifying images of the uncontrolled event obtained by ABC 7 shows people lighting a ring of fire at the intersection of BW Williams Drive and Lewis Brown Drive in Vallejo just after midnight Saturday, and several people jumping as cars drove like donuts around them.
At times, the vehicles appeared to come uncomfortably close to the ring of fire, as teenagers stuck their heads out of the windows.
The street takeover lasted about an hour before Vallejo police dispersed the crowd, during which at least two shootings occurred. according to KRON.
Terrifying footage shows people jumping into a ring of fire at an intersection in Vallejo, California, early Saturday morning.
They reveled in the ring of fire as the vehicles circled around it.
Officials said the two shootings in which at least 20 shots were fired occurred outside the sideshow, which featured 400 to 500 stunt vehicles, early Saturday.
The Solano County Sheriff’s Office eventually responded to the scene and located an unidentified male victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
Police say first responders rendered emergency aid, but the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Another victim is currently in critical condition.
The Vallejo Police Department is now investigating the shooting, as the motive remains unclear.
However, the violence apparently did not deter revelers, who are said to have then moved the street takeover to Crockett, where another ring of fire was lit at the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Merchant Street around 1 a.m. according to CBS News.
Footage from another sideshow in Crockett shows an all-terrain vehicle doing donuts.
The young men took photos of the monstrous vehicle while blocking intersections.
Footage from that event showed an all-terrain vehicle spinning out of the road in the middle of the intersection. Video obtained by NBC Bay Area It shows the engine of at least one vehicle on fire.
Witnesses told ABC 7 that dozens of people blocked intersections during the takeover and even the exit ramp to Interstate 80.
But police broke up the crowd after just 25 minutes and four people were arrested, according to ABC 7.
However, it is unclear what charges they might face.
A video obtained by NBC Bay Area shows the engine of at least one vehicle on fire.
Still, the chaos continued: at around 1.40am a roadblock involving around 50 cars was reported in Richmond.
Police were able to disperse the crowd without making any arrests or issuing citations, NBC Bay Area reports.
But less than an hour later, Richmond police were called to respond to another sideshow, this time involving 100 vehicles.
Officers then attempted to disperse the group, but a vehicle drove toward them in an attempt to flee, prompting a brief chase.
The unidentified driver eventually yielded to officers and was taken into custody without incident, Richmond police say.
He was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and felony evading, and was booked into the Richmond Police Department jail.
The suspect’s vehicle was also impounded for 30 days.
Meanwhile, in Oakland, police said they broke up a sideshow after just 20 minutes.
The shootings turned deadly at one point when two gunfights broke out, leaving one person dead and another in critical condition.
Authorities now say more needs to be done to stop the chaos.
Now, Vallejo Mayor Robert McConnell says more needs to be done as sideshows have become commonplace in the Bay Area.
“You know, you’ve got 300, 400, 500 cars. I don’t care how big your police department is, it’s not going to be enough,” he told NBC Bay Area.
“There will be some outside help needed and I think there are things that need to be done at the legislative level as well,” he said, adding: “I would love to see the fine increased substantially.”
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