Chill out, surfer dudes.
The U.S. Open of Surfing, a multiday surfing and skateboarding competition in Southern California’s Huntington Beach, concluded Sunday evening in chaos.
According to onlookers, a fight broke out which resulted in a riot.
“It started with like a fight, and then it just broke out,” an unidentified woman told CNN affiliate KTLA. “They were tipping Porta Potties. Then the cops started to move in, and they were throwing tear gas at everyone. Everyone was like plugging their nose and coughing and dodging into stores. Everyone was just running down Main Street.”
The cost of damage hasn’t been assessed, but amidst the police’s pepper-spray pellets, street signs and city vehicles were destroyed, and punches continued to be thrown. By the end of the day, 8 people were arrested on suspicion of failing to disperse.
The organizers of the competition released a message on their Facebook page, saying they are “extremely disappointed and saddened by the disturbance.”
See some tatted rioters tip Porta Potties around 0:58
