Arizona’s Elite 8 loss leads to rioting in streets of Tucson, 15 arrested

Mar 30, 2014, 6:56 AM | Updated: Mar 31, 2014, 3:01 am

Arizona’s 64-63 loss to Wisconsin Saturday night made some Wildcats fans sad.

It apparently also made some angry. Very angry.

Shortly after the game ended, reports of unrest on the school’s campus began to trickle in.

UPDATE (Sunday 8:00 a.m. MST):

According to KVOA.com, 15 arrests were made in total. Of the 15, all were misdemeanors and only one was actually booked in Pima County Jail.

Also, according to Tucson Police Lt. Chris Wildblood, no tear gas or rubber bullets were used to defuse the crowd.

KVOA’s Sam Salzwedel provided a Vine showing one of the fans getting arrested by Tucson PD.

A quick look at Arizona Daily Star Reporter Zack Rosenblatt’s timeline shows the scene’s deterioration, and the Arizona Daily Wildcat also did a good job detailing the mess.

This. No words needed. pic.twitter.com/N36ODPSisO

— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) March 30, 2014

Pretty much cleared out. Cops still approaching. Still some very smart drunk people cursing though. pic.twitter.com/0pxp08TkKO

— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) March 30, 2014

Students throw sparklers at police

— Daily Wildcat (@dailywildcat) March 30, 2014

Students throwing up due to tear gas

— Daily Wildcat (@dailywildcat) March 30, 2014

Man in neck brace shot four times in back with pepper balls during riot on University Boulevard pic.twitter.com/8jI10Gm1I9

— Daily Wildcat (@dailywildcat) March 30, 2014

Update: officers shot pepper balls and pepper canisters into crowd, according to TPD spokesman

— Daily Wildcat (@dailywildcat) March 30, 2014

Here’s video Rosenblatt shot at the scene (Warning: offensive language may be audible in the background):

Another video shot by someone at the scene shows a girl being knocked over by an officer while attempting to cross a street (she enters at the 21-second mark):

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Man in neck brace shot four times in back with pepper balls during riot on University Boulevard (@dailywildcat)

Tucson Police Officers rush out of their line to take a man into custody who had been taunting them and riling up a crowd of fans in Maingate Square, Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Tucson Ariz. following Arizona's loss to Wisconsin 64-63 in the West Region NCAA final. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Kelly Presnell)

Students clashed against Tucson Police officers on University Avenue Saturday March 29, 2014 in Tucson, Ariz. after Arizona's loss to Wisconsin 64-63 in the West Region NCAA final. Projectiles were thrown at police from the crowd on the street. Tucson police Sgt. Pete Dugan says there were no immediate reports of injuries to fans or officers, but nine to 10 people were arrested. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Carlos Herrera)

One man confronts the line of advancing Tucson Police Officers as they try to disperse an unruly crowd of disappointed fans in Maingate Square, Saturday, March 29, 2014, Tucson Ariz. after Arizona's loss to Wisconsin 64-63 in the West Region NCAA final. Tucson police Sgt. Pete Dugan says there were no immediate reports of injuries to fans or officers, but nine to 10 people were arrested. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Kelly Presnell)

A lone man confronts a line of Tucson Police Department officers after Arizona's 64-63 loss to Wisconsin Saturday night. (Photo by Kelly Presnell/Daily Star)

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