Several hundred protesters, many in masks, converged on downtown Los Angeles as part of a series of national demonstrations to show outrage over the death of George Floyd. (Photos by Dania Maxwell and Jason Armond)
, a black man killed Monday after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee.
Television footage showed the protesters blocking the freeway and confronting a California Highway Patrol patrol car. At least one patrol car was vandalized by protesters during the confrontation, and one demonstrator was injured after falling off the CHP cruiser as it drove away. That protester received medical attention; the person’s condition was not released.
The Los Angeles Police Department issued a citywide tactical alert, and officers from the previous shift were kept over to allow more officers to respond to the area. Dozens of officers were sent to the scene to provide crowd control. “I’m concerned. They have exhibited a significant degree of violence,” LAPD Asst. Chief Robert Arcos said.Charlie Morales, who look part in the freeway protest, said that the CHP cruiser drove by trying to scatter the demonstrators and that some of them converged on the vehicle.
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