People ‘parachuting off’ graffiti-covered skyscraper in downtown L.A., mayor says
Los Angeles city officials further sounded the alarm Monday after video circulated on social media, appearing to show someone paragliding from unfinished towers that attracted graffiti artists and taggers in downtown L.A.
LOS ANGELES — City officials further sounded the alarm Monday after video circulated on social media appearing to show someone paragliding from unfinished towers that attracted graffiti artists and taggers downtown.
The buildings appearing in the video appear to be the same unfinished high risers that were tagged with nearly 30 floors of graffiti.
“I’m terrified someone’s going to fall or be pushed,” Mayor Karen Bass said. “There are people who are parachuting off of the building.”
Bass said city leaders had no choice but to use already-stretched-thin resources from the police department with officers dispatched to surround the site, as the building developers did not propose safety measures to keep people off the property.
“I guarantee you tragedy will take place there if that place is not boarded up quickly,” Bass warned. “New fences will be put up, but it’ll take a few days. The owner should reimburse the city for every dime.”
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