The demonstration may have been linked to the weekend shooting of an unarmed Black man in Texas whose name was written by protesters at the scene.
A protest Monday night in downtown Los Angeles turned destructive when dozens of demonstrators smashed storefront windows and tried to tear down metal barriers outside police headquarters.
A group of protesters took to the streets around 9 p.m., heading toward LAPD headquarters on 1st and Main streets. Officers in riot gear stood watch as some in the group yanked repeatedly on fences erected along Spring Street.. Video from the scene showed participants with their faces covered burning an American flag near police headquarters and using what appeared to be metal pipes to break windows of a nearby building.
However, windows and doors of nearby structures were broken, and other property was damaged during the demonstration. The front doors of the California Secretary of State building on Spring were smashed.Early Tuesday morning, Juan Rodriguez was sweeping up shattered glass outside a boarded-up clothing business in the 400 block of Broadway. Other windows and doors in the vicinity were also covered after being damaged the night before.
No injuries were reported in the demonstration, and police said protesters left the area about 11 p.m.It was not immediately clear what the group was protesting, but it may have been in response to thePrice’s name was found written at the scene by protesters, according to media reports. Shaun Lucas, the officer who shot Price, was arrested Monday. He since has posted $1-million bail. Price’s family said he was intervening in a domestic dispute when he was killed.
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