1992

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Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 1992.

Game world

2D Universe

Tetsuo is confirmed to be a Yakuza torturer, although the witness loses both eyes.

3D Universe

An earthquake damages bridges connecting between Flint, Red, and Bone County, leading to its closures for an extended period.
Beverly Johnson, is murdered in the Johnson House in a drive-by shooting by the Ballas.
Carl Johnson returns to San Andreas from Liberty City after hearing of his mother's death.
Lazlow takes over as host of Entertaining America after actor Jack Howitzer kills the radio show's original host.
Sweet is wounded and arrested in a shootout.
Grove Street Families territories and turf fall in the hands of the Ballas.
Claude and Catalina leave San Andreas to perform robberies for 9 years.
CJ meets and begins working for Mountain Cloud Boys leader Wu Zi Mu.
The Loco Syndicate disbands after the murder of founding members Jizzy B. and T-Bone Mendez at the hands of Carl Johnson.
Ryder is killed during a boat chase.
CJ begins to work for a U.S. federal agent, Mike Toreno.
The Four Dragons Casino opens for business.
Johnny Sindacco suffers a heart attack and dies.
Pulaski and Hernandez are killed.
Caligula's Palace is robbed by the Mountain Cloud Boys and Carl Johnson.
Sweet is finally released from prison as part of an agreement between Toreno and CJ in exchange for CJ having done work for Toreno after several weeks.
A large-scale riot erupts across the state of San Andreas, including the city of Los Santos, following announcement by Red County District Attorney's Office dropping charges against C.R.A.S.H. member Frank Tenpenny for lack of evidence necessary to convict him.
Big Smoke is killed in a shootout inside his crack palace.
Officer Tenpenny is killed in an automobile accident when his firetruck fell off a bridge in Ganton into Grove Street.
Reporter Richard Burns is fired from West Coast Talk Radio due to his conduct during the riot.
Jimmy Hopkins, the protagonist of Bully is born.

HD Universe

Births

Glenn Scoville is born.

Arrests

Lester Arnold is arrested for assault.
Gavin Finkle is arrested for possessing methamphetamine.
Jon Gravelli is arrested for obstruction of justice.
Joseph Johnson is arrested for assault.
Albert Lawson is arrested for assault.
Gerald McReary is arrested for armed robbery and hijacking.
James Pedeaston is arrested for murder and begins serving a fifteen year sentence at Bolingbroke Penitentiary.
Heathcliff Waterstreet is arrested for possession of methamphetamine.
Roy Zito is arrested for armed robbery.

Other

Lazlow becomes the host of the radio show Entertaining America
The film The Shoulder of Orion II is released.
This is the earliest year that the GTA Online protagonist can be born.

Real world

July 12: Harrison Chad, who voiced Bobby Blue in The Ballad of Gay Tony, is born in New York City, New York.