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Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly stole bags containing laptops, a camera and cash from a performer at Shoreline Amphitheatre over the weekend during a scuffle between the victim and another performer, according to police.
The victim, a 28-year-old Oakland resident and rapper who performed in the Rolling Loud Festival over the weekend, told police that the bag — which contained his belongings — had been nabbed during a fight at the venue around 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, according to police spokeswoman Katie Nelson.
The fight allegedly stemmed from a comment the victim made on social media regarding the performance of the person on stage before him, according to police. The victim suffered moderate injuries to his face and torso, but declined medical attention and did not want to pursue charges against the assailant, Nelson said.
The victim’s name is being withheld by police, but Nelson said he is a well-known rapper.
Police say they have scarce details on the suspect, describing him as a black man in his mid-20s, of medium height with a skinny build who was wearing red, white and blue clothing.
The Rolling Loud Festival was outlandishly loud. I was inside with the windows closed and was going to tell my neighbor to turn down the music. Then I figured out that the music was coming from the other side of town. Im on the other side of El Camino so it must have been crazy loud in Rex Manor.
It was Lil B. Not a fan of his rapping but he seems like a genuine dude. Video shows 8-10 beating on 1. Pretty weak moves.
“black man in his mid-20s, of medium height with a skinny build”
I saw him! I totally saw this guy at the rap show!
Rolling Loud you are absolutely right! I live in Rex Manor and the noise this summer/fall from Shoreline Amphitheater has been out of control. I was in bed one evening, 11pm with my double pane windows and sliders closed and I could hear a concert loud and clear. It has gotten worse this year. I suspect maybe all the tree removal along Shoreline Blvd has caused some of this? I can’t imagine being at the concert with it so loud. I am not a party pooper but geesh people! We have decided next time we will just start filing noise complaints each time with the Mountain View police.
Wow, this took a turn. Can I vote for not getting rid of Shoreline? Where was all this outrage when the country shows lead to a huge amount of arrests? I think I know the answer.
@MyOpinion and @Juan,
You are of course entitled to your opinions, but please try and avoid such over-generalization. I have been to many concerts over the years at Shoreline, and many more since I moved to MV in 2013, including most of the Bridge concerts, many Dead/Dead & Friends concerts, and many others, in which the crowd was very well-behaved, with no fights or problems. Yes, some country music or heavy metal of rap concerts might sometimes attract a crowd with 99% respectful attendees and 1% problematic attendees, and the occasional attendee who is so clueless as to have a confederate flag on his pick-up (not to be a jerk, but probably more likely at a country music rather than a rap or hip-hop concert), but your statements that “Shoreline attracts an undesirable element” and “The Shoreline Amphitheater brings nothing to the city but crime, drugs, noise and mayhem” are CLEARLY over-generalized, over the top, and factually incorrect.
I get that folks in Rex Manor are bearing the brunt, and some dislike this venue. But you can make your arguments without going all Trump-like and exaggerating that th sky is falling. Just sayin’……
The venue is not the problem.
Different events at Shoreline Amphitheatre attract different demographics.
Not all events attract an unsavory, criminal crowd. The annual SF Symphony concert on Independence Day does not have a crime problem.
Perhaps the City of Mountain View should enforce that Shoreline Amphitheatre only hold classical concerts. That would eliminate most of the public disturbances and violence at this venue.
You don’t read of fistfights or drug arrests at Louise M. Davies Hall.
Yes, classical concerts nowadays mostly run pretty tame — especially when the music is familiar, hackneyed, safe, as apparently it must be to draw ticket sales.
Not always though. When it first appeared, “Tristan und Isolde” shocked people with its frank sensuality. And fistfights did break out in the audience, at the premiere of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring.”
The good news is that guns are not allowed at the concerts there. That cuts down on the the violence, unlike the shooting that just occurred at a 7-11 in MV. That shooter was able to purchase ammo at Eddy’s, our local gun merchant of death. Rather than shutting down Shoreline, which brings in a ton of sales tax revenue, let’s focus on getting rid of the gun stores. They offer no benefit to MV, yet are making this city unsafe.
It’s easy enough to go to a local gunshop and load up on weapons. Background check is a joke. Let’s keep Shoreline and get rid of the real bad businesses!
Shoreline attracts an undesirable element, shut it down and build a nice hotel in that spot overlooking the golf course.
The Shoreline Amphitheater brings nothing to the city but crime, drugs, noise and mayhem. It should be SHUT DOWN and the parking lot should be designated for RV parking.
Bruno, I don’t know what you’re trying to imply, but I have advocated that the Amphitheater be shutdown for years, and country shows are some of the worst offenders. The only time I have seen a Confederate flag flown in Mountain View / Palo Alto was from the window of a pickup truck headed north on Rengstorff, on the way to a country concert. Almost without exception, these events hold no value to the citizens of Mountain View. SHUT IT DOWN.