Kai Cenat — the online influencer whose promises of gift cards and gaming giveaways led to a chaotic crowd of thousands storming Union Square Friday — has been hit with multiple charges as a result of the melee, police said.
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At around 1:30 p.m. Friday police said they became aware of people heading to Union Square for an event promoted by Cenat. By 4 p.m., thousands of people, mostly teens, had swarmed the park. Some had broken into a nearby construction site and started hurling paint cans, tools and other objects, police said.
“Our officers were attacked. We were crushed, were pushed, we had officers on the floor,” said Maddrey, the highest-ranking uniformed officer in the NYPD. “I was in the middle of the crowd. I was hit with multiple objects as well.”
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