Police disperse thousands as celebrations turn ugly after Lakers' NBA Finals win

Crowds at LA Live and the Staples Center set fires and pelt police with rocks. Looters raid a shoe store.
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Richard Torres, owner of the Holy Grail shoe store, stands in front of his boarded-up shop. Torres' store was emptied of its stock by looters during the rioting that followed Sunday night's Lakers victory.

Aftermath of Lakers rioting

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / June 15, 2009)

Richard Torres, owner of the Holy Grail shoe store, stands in front of his boarded-up shop. Torres' store was emptied of its stock by looters during the rioting that followed Sunday night's Lakers victory.