INGLEWOOD — A worker at SoFi Stadium who allegedly overturned a pair of food vendor carts outside the stadium, leaving one vendor’s 12-year-old daughter with minor injuries, has been fired, stadium officials confirmed Tuesday.
“We are aware that an incident occurred Saturday night outside of the stadium and are working with law enforcement to look into the matter,” according to a statement released by SoFi Stadium on Tuesday. “The individual involved was employed by a third-party vendor, and we have been advised that he has since been terminated.
“Maintaining a safe environment is our number one priority, and we will continue to regularly evaluate staffing and protocols across all of our vendors to ensure an enjoyable entertainment experience.”
What was supposed to be a day of working and making money to pay bills for some street vendors turned into them picking up their carts that were thrown to the ground outside of SoFi Stadium.
A 12-year-old girl was the first target and was left with multiple bruises.… pic.twitter.com/jCK6KQVSPB
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 6, 2023
The worker has not been identified, but his picture was captured at the scene and posted on social media, showing him wearing a blue “SoFi Stadium Guest Experience” shirt.
The confrontation occurred Saturday night following a concert by Romeo Santos. Witnesses told reporters the worker was asking vendors to move when the confrontation occurred. One of the vendors said she had left her cart to go to the restroom, and her 12-year-old daughter was watching the cart when the worker overturned it, dumping the food on the ground and leaving the girl with several bruises.
Another vendor, Luis Franco, said the worker also overturned his cart, causing him about a $500 loss due to the food being dumped on the ground.
The worker “said, ‘You want to see me mad? You want to see me mad?’” Franco told ABC7. “And at that moment he started throwing the carts. Someone could have passed by and could have gotten burned.”
He said the worker then left and went back into the stadium.
