A chaotic street takeover across California‘s Bay Area saw vehicles doing donuts around spectators trapped inside a ring of fire while other youths hung out the windows.
It even turned fatal at one point, when two shootings left one person dead and another in critical condition.
Terrifying footage from the unruly event obtained by ABC 7 shows people lighting a ring of fire at the intersection of BW Williams Drive and Lewis Brown Drive in Vallejo just after midnight on Saturday, and multiple people jumping in as cars drove donuts around them.
At times, the vehicles appeared to get uncomfortably close to the ring of fire, as teenagers stuck their heads out of the windows.
The street takeover lasted about an hour before Vallejo police dispersed the crowd – during which time there were at least two shootings, according to KRON.
Terrifying footage shows people jumping into a ring of fire at an intersection in Vallejo, California early Saturday morning
They reveled in the ring of fire as vehicles did donuts around them
Officers said the two shootings that saw at least 20 shots fired erupted on the outskirts of the sideshow – which saw about 400 to 500 vehicles performing stunts – early Saturday morning.
The Solano County Sheriff’s Office eventually responded to the scene, and located an unidentified male victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
Police say first responders rendered emergency aid, but the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Another victim is currently in critical condition.
The Vallejo Police Department is now investigating the shooting, as a motive remains unclear.
Yet the violence apparently did not deter the revelers – who are said to have moved the street takeover later to Crockett, where another ring of fire was lit at the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Merchant Street at around 1am, according to CBS News.
Footage from another sideshow in Crockett shows an ATV doing donuts
Youths took pictures of the monstrous vehicle as they blocked intersections
Footage from that event showed an ATV doing donuts in the middle of the intersection. Another video obtained by NBC Bay Area shows at least one vehicle’s engine catching fire.
Witnesses told ABC 7 dozens of people blocked intersections during the street takeover and even the off-ramp to Interstate 80.
But police broke up the crowd after just 25 minutes, and four people were arrested, according to ABC 7.
It is unclear, however, what charges they may be facing.
A video obtained by NBC Bay Area shows at least one vehicle’s engine catching fire
Still, the chaos continued – with a street takeover involving about 50 cars reported in Richmond at around 1.40am.
Police were able to disperse the crowd without any arrests or citations, NBC Bay Area reports.
But less than hour later, Richmond police were called to respond to another sideshow – this time involving 100 vehicles.
Officers then attempted to disperse the group, but a vehicle drove at the officers in an attempt to flee – prompting a short pursuit.
Ultimately, the unidentified driver yielded to officers and was taken into custody without incident, Richmond police say.
He was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and felony evading, and has been booked into Richmond Police Department Jail.
The suspect’s vehicle was also impounded for 30 days.
Meanwhile, in Oakland, police said they broke up a sideshow after just 20 minutes.
The takeovers became deadly at one point, when two shootings broke out leaving one dead and another in critical condition
Officials now say more needs to be done to stop the chaos
Now, Vallejo Mayor Robert McConnell says more needs to be done as sideshows have become common occurrences in the Bay Area.
‘You know, you have 300, 400, 500 cars. I don’t care how large your police department is, it’s not going to be enough,’ he told NBC Bay Area,
‘You’re going to have to have outside help, and I think there are things that need to be done legislatively as well,’ he said, adding: ‘I would love to see the penalty increase substantially.’