Chaos ensues during Texas Tech fans' celebration
Texas Tech University knocked off Michigan State Saturday to advance to the NCAA Tournament title game — so its fans should be excited. But some people took celebrating too far.
After the Red Raiders upset the Spartans, fans gathered around Texas Tech’s campus and began wreaking havoc. According to KCBD, witnesses saw people damage cars and burn couches. In fact, fans actually flipped over a car and started dancing on it.
National Championship Lubbock pic.twitter.com/BW0bMDFI3V
— Alex Shaw (@alex8shaw) April 7, 2019
riot squad & SWAT on broadway, the burning of the limes, flipping cars, tear gas, and K-9 units.
Lubbock is burning y’all, PLEASE be safe and make smart decisions tonight!! pic.twitter.com/g7OAedZe8z— sammy jane ☯︎ (@samanthebrown) April 7, 2019
Because of this chaos, Lubbock police had to use tear gas to disperse the crowd. KCBD also reported that Lubbock police released the following statement at 12:38 a.m.
“After the Texas Tech Men’s Basketball team defeated Michigan State in a NCAA Championship Final Four game, hundreds of fans gathered on Broadway, near University. The crowd engaged in extremely dangerous, and disappointing, behavior including vandalizing property. We are proud, and excited, for Texas Tech, but behavior like this will not be tolerated. We want Red Raider fans to support the team and celebrate lawfully and responsibly. We are on the national stage so make Lubbock proud.”
Texas Tech will face Virginia on Monday at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. If the Red Raiders pull off the upset, one can only imagine how their fans will celebrate. Hopefully they do not destroy anything else or put others in danger. It’s OK to be passionate about sports, but destroying property isn’t a way to celebrate.
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