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A mob of teenagers wreaked havoc when they stormed a California carnival and stole $30,000 worth of stuffed animals and prizes.
Cell phone footage captured the rampage at the Butler Carnival in Oakland on Saturday night when out-of-control teenagers were filmed jumping into the prize booths and destroying stuffed animals.
Carnival workers were filmed standing helplessly inside their booths as the teenagers stormed in.
At least two employees were taken to hospital for injuries sustained in the chaos.'One of our guys got hit with a brick and had to go to the hospital because the guy said you didn't win and they threw a brick at him,' one worker told KRON.
One video posted on social media showed a large group of teenagers attacking a young man and knocking him to the ground as someone screamed out asking if he could still breathe.
Workers said about $30,000 in merchandise was lost in the rampage.
Most of the stolen prizes were later smashed or ripped to shreds with workers finding pieces scattered in the dirt.
One carnival goer tweeted: 'I felt like I was in the game grand theft auto had me hopin fences, running from cops, stealing teddy bears.'
The company in charge of the carnival, Butler Amusements, has since packed up and vacated the area.'This was a very unfortunate event, but in moving forward, we are going to make sure to have better security and police presence at the next event,' they told KPIX 5.
Police are currently reviewing the social media footage as part of their investigation.