Teen shot as lawless mob takes over DTLA streets — hours after student agitators clashed with cops nearby
By Ross O'Keefe
Published Feb. 14, 2026, 12:43 p.m. ET
A teenager has been shot after gunfire erupted at a chaotic street takeover in downtown Los Angeles overnight.
The 18-year-old was rushed to the hospital with a bullet wound after a gun went off at 1:06 am in the area of 18th and Main streets.
Cops descended on the scene but the hooligans had quickly dispersed before they could make any arrests, the LAPD said.
It came just hours after federal agents were attacked by high school students two miles away outside City Hall, with one being injured by a rock.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/14/us-news/teen-shot-as-lawless-mob-takes-over-dtla-streets-hours-after-student-agitators-clashed-with-cops-nearby/