The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a 19-year-old suspect on Thursday after a shooting at a World Cup watch party left a 50-year-old man hospitalized with multiple bullet wounds.
As confirmed to The Daily Mail by a department spokesperson, the shooting took place near Irolo Street and James M. Wood Boulevard in Koreatown at around 6:40pm. Neither the shooter nor the victim have been identified publicly. Likewise, the victim’s status has not been revealed.
Video from the LA Times shows the wounded victim on the ground near Seoul International Park, where crowds gathered for a public viewing of Mexico’s win over South Korea in Group A.
While onlookers tended to the shooting victim, the camera then moved to an armed officer aiming a rifle at an individual lying face down on the street.
‘Do not reach for anything,’ the officer is heard telling the suspect before asking for help locating the gun.
‘We don’t know,’ a woman can be heard responding.
Onlookers cower in fear as content creator, Cellfmade, flees the shooting in Koreatown
South Korea fans react during the 2026 World Cup match between South Korea and Mexico at Seoul International Park in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles
‘Where’s the victim?’ the officer then asked.
Several bystanders then told the officer, ‘over there.’
The footage cuts to the victim as a tourniquet is tied to his leg and then back to the suspect, who is seen being handcuffed.
The LA Times is reporting that three shots were fired.
A Kick streamer known as Cellfmade shared purported video from the chaotic scene. He also identified another streamer, known as StomperIRL, as being the gunman. Titles for various videos posted by Cellfmade on Kick included ‘stomperirl shots fired’ and ‘Stomper fires.’
Their true identities have not been established publicly.
The shooting did not distrupt the watch party at Seoul International Park in Koreatown, where fans of both Team Mexico and Team South Korea were spotted enjoying the game Thursday
Cellfmade’s video does not show the shooting, but shots can be heard before the content creator flees the scene on a scooter. He also identifies StomperIRL by his handle during the video.
‘This fool Stomper is tripping, bro,’ Cellfmade said as he weaved through pedestrians. ‘Oh nah, this fool is tweaking,’
That footage has since gone viral.
While the vast majority of World Cup events have been peaceful, there have been a number of arrests around the United States during the tournament, including nine in Arlington, Texas and 10 linked to watch parties in the Boston area.
One Mexican fan now faces federal charges for flying an unauthorized drone over restricted airspace near a FIFA Fan Festival.
