{"id":383036,"date":"2026-07-02T02:57:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T02:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/383036\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T02:57:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T02:57:30","slug":"bay-area-world-cup-commotion-stabbings-in-san-jose-shootings-in-sf-after-mexico-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/383036\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay Area World Cup Commotion: Stabbings in San Jos\u00e9, Shootings in SF After Mexico Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

An evening of celebration after Mexico\u2019s FIFA World Cup victory last night turned violent with shootings in San Francisco and arrests after stabbings and a police dispersal order in San Jos\u00e9. <\/p>\n

Jul 1, 2026<\/p>\n

Updated 4:19 pm PT<\/p>\n

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A person wears a San Jos\u00e9 Police jacket during a press conference outside of the San Jos\u00e9 Police department in San Jos\u00e9 on March, 17, 2021. San Jos\u00e9 police have said officers will keep a visible presence at World Cup events so fans feel safe.\u00a0(Randy Vazquez\/MediaNews Group\/The Mercury News via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Two people were stabbed in separate altercations later that evening. Police said both are expected to survive.<\/p>\n

In a statement to Bay City News, the San Jos\u00e9 Police Department said most people \u201ccame to celebrate responsibly,\u201d but that others \u201cengaged in disorderly and unruly conduct that overshadowed what should have been a positive community celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n

SJPD described a chaotic scene in which people surrounded and climbed onto an ambulance, interfering with paramedics, and threw bottles at officers trying to regain control, according to Bay City News. Just after 11:30 p.m., police declared an unlawful assembly and moved to clear the area near Santa Clara Street and Almaden Avenue.<\/p>\n

\"\"Mayor Matt Mahan gives remarks during Super Bowl Opening Night at the San Jos\u00e9 Convention Center in San Jos\u00e9 on Feb. 2, 2026. As part of Super Bowl Week festivities, the event invites fans to celebrate the arrival of the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots ahead of Super Bowl LX. (Beth LaBerge\/KQED)<\/p>\n

In a dispersal warning posted on social media, officers told the crowd to leave or risk arrest and the use of force \u2014 including \u201can acoustic hailing device, projectile impact weapons, and chemical agents.\u201d<\/p>\n

A second order to disperse near Post and First streets followed. Those arrested were booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of various crimes, police said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve welcomed hundreds of thousands of fans and families to San Pedro Square and downtown at large, and our watch parties have overwhelmingly been safe, welcoming community events,\u201d said Mayor Matt Mahan. \u201cA few people choosing violence can undermine the sense of safety we\u2019ve worked hard to create, but our police department is working overtime to ensure bad actors are held accountable, and our public spaces are open and accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n

SJPD said it\u2019s reviewing Tuesday night\u2019s events and \u201cevaluating appropriate adjustments based on what occurred,\u201d and warned that if a gathering \u201cbecomes violent or poses a threat to public safety, officers will again take the appropriate action to restore order and protect the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two nights earlier, a man was fatally shot and another critically wounded<\/a> near a World Cup fan zone around North Market and West Santa Clara streets, in what became the city\u2019s 13th homicide of the year.<\/p>\n

Police said the shooting was an isolated incident and not linked to the World Cup festivities. More big crowds are expected downtown Wednesday evening, when the United States team takes on Bosnia-Herzegovina<\/a> at Levi\u2019s Stadium \u2014 renamed San Francisco Bay Area Stadium<\/a> per FIFA regulations \u2014 in a knockout match.<\/p>\n

San Jos\u00e9 police have said officers will keep a visible presence at World Cup events so fans feel safe.<\/p>\n

In San Francisco, two people were shot Tuesday night in the Mission Bay neighborhood near Chase Center after a World Cup watch party earlier that evening.<\/p>\n

Police said an argument led to the shooting around 9 p.m.; both victims were hospitalized and are expected to survive, and the suspected shooter fled, according to San Francisco police.<\/p>\n

Spark Social, an outdoor food truck park at 601 Mission Bay Blvd.,\u00a0 announced Wednesday it was canceling its remaining World Cup watch parties for the rest of the tournaments, saying in a social media post that it was prioritizing \u201cthe safety and well-being of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An evening of celebration after Mexico\u2019s FIFA World Cup victory last night turned violent with shootings in San…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":383037,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[88,90,89],"class_list":["post-383036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}