High School Teens Storm Kroger, Terrorize Customers to Protest ICE
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A group of teenagers is facing possible discipline and criminal consequences after authorities say they caused chaos and damage inside a Kroger grocery store in North College Hill, Ohio, following an anti-ICE student protest earlier this week.
Video circulating on social media shows dozens of teens running through the store, yelling and throwing merchandise — including cans and bottles — creating a dangerous scene for customers and employees.
The incident unfolded Wednesday after a student-led anti-ICE walkout involving hundreds of students from North College Hill High School. Officials say a smaller group broke away and entered the Kroger on Hamilton Avenue, where the situation escalated.
Witness McAdrian Martin described the moment the crowd stormed the store and terrorized customers.
“It was fifty plus students coming at once,” Martin said. “They were throwing chants about ICE and then what had ended up happening was they went to the beer section and they was throwing alcohol cans and bottles up on the ceiling. A customer got hit in the head.”
Martin told local reporters he saw teens “yelling, screaming, and they were throwing bottles in the air,” adding that beer cans and bottles were tossed throughout the store.
Authorities said merchandise and parts of the ceiling were damaged, and police were called to restore order after what they described as “disorderly conduct and disruptive behavior inside the Kroger store.”
North College Hill Schools Superintendent Dr. Eugene Blalock condemned the behavior and vowed accountability.
“This video is disturbing and the parents and families of these students should be embarrassed,” Blalock said, adding the district would work with police “to identify these students so they can be held accountable for their disorderly behavior.”
Blalock later said he was “just disgusted” and “devastated” by what he saw, calling the actions “very disturbing behavior and not what we expect from our students.”
City leaders also denounced the destruction. North College Hill Council Member Kathy Cureton emphasized that while peaceful protest is protected, she does “NOT condone going into Kroger, or any private business, to destroy, disrupt, or interfere with operations.”
Police said most students participating in the earlier protest complied with law enforcement, but officers intervened when the situation began affecting public safety and private property.
Community reaction has been mixed, though many residents called for accountability. One resident told reporters, “They should, definitely, because it’s not right. Like, I get standing up for what you believe in, but there’s a way to do that.”
School officials say students involved could face suspension or expulsion, and authorities are reviewing surveillance footage to identify those responsible.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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