Street Takeover in Downtown Los Angeles Leaves Metro Bus Vandalized

A man drives a bus in the downtown area in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 8, 2021. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—A Metro bus was vandalized with graffiti during a street takeover Monday, July 1, in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.

Officers were sent to Flower Street and Olympic Boulevard about 3 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Beyond a “large number” of vehicles involved in a street takeover, dispatchers received calls of fireworks being set off and possible gunshots, according to the LAPD.