Protesters Throwing Objects at Police Line, Less-Lethal Rounds Fired
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- A large protest involving approximately 2,500 to 3,500 participants took place near Pershing Square in Los Angeles, prompting police to close streets and issue a dispersal order. Authorities employed crowd control measures, including gas and mounted units, to manage the demonstration.
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Authorities confirmed that protesters are marching westbound towards Grand Avenue. Police have warned those who remain in the area may be arrested.
Earlier, police reported "commercial-grade fireworks" being launched at officers near Hill St and 5th St.
Video shows demonstrators seemingly dispersing after police allegedly deployed less-lethal munitions.
Police report that there's a "large demonstration" marching at Hill and 6th St.
Police say that people "continue to throw concrete, rocks, bottles and commercial grade fireworks at officers" at 5th and Olive.
"Outside agitators have blocked Olive St south of 5th and set up fencing and other blocking materials," police added on X.
Video from @__3 shows demonstrators tending to an injured person. The video claims that he was hit by less-lethal munitions of some sort.
Meanwhile, a "peaceful march" has left Pershing Square and is marching south on Hill St toward 7th St, police say.
Police said on X that people in a crowd at 5th and Olive are throwing bottles at officers.
Police are deploying additional units to assist sheriffs facing rocks and bottles from protestors.
Police say that it is "highly recommended" to stay out of the Pershing Square area. Most recently, they reported a demonstration marching west on 5th St passing Grand Ave.
Police are deploying gas to manage the protest.
Radio clips available.
All 110 freeway on-ramps and off-ramps remain closed between 3rd St and 6th St, the LAPD said on X.
Police are coordinating a tactical maneuver involving metro assets to manage the protest near Hill Street and the Pershing Square station.
Police are directing the crowd southbound on Olive using blocking forces to manage the protest movement.
Police are coordinating resources and setting up blocking forces at key intersections to manage the protest. Mounted officers are present.
Police have initiated a tactical maneuver to manage the crowd as it reaches a key intersection.
Per the LAPD, demonstrations and marches are occurring in the following areas: 5th St between Hill and Grand Olive St between 4th and 6th St Hill St between 4th St and 6th St Spring St between 4th and 6th St 6th St between Broadway and Olive St.
There's a demonstration on Olive between 4th St and 5th St, as well as a separate demonstration marching on 5th west toward Grand Ave and south on Hill St toward 6th St, per the LAPD on X. There's also another demonstration moving southbound on Spring St from 4th St.
Video from @Guaps25 shows a police line with a cloud rising in the distance. Police reported using tear gas to disperse a crowd, but it's unclear if this is what's depicted.
Police are coordinating a southbound push to disperse the protest, with additional support units assisting in the effort.
Crowd members are reportedly throwing rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects at officers. Less lethal force has been authorized.
Police have issued dispersal orders for the area between Hill St and Olive St, from 4th St south to 6th St.
People are advised to leave the area immediately.
Police are using crowd control measures, including gas, to manage the protest and disperse participants from high ground areas surrounding Pershing Square.
Officers are equipped with gas masks and they are deploying gas to disperse groups of protestors. Use extreme caution in the area.
Police are disrupting a large protest with crowd control measures, including less-lethal options and mounted units, to disperse participants. Use extreme caution in the area.
Olive St south of 4th St and north of 5th St is closed, as the demonstration has taken the street, the LAPD said on X. Police have issued a dispersal order for everyone in that area.
A large protest is underway with approximately 500 participants moving westbound on 5th Street and 2,000-3,000 at Pershing Square.
Incident reported at W 5th St & S Olive St.
Incident reported at 5th St & Olive St.
Authorities confirmed that protesters are marching westbound towards Grand Avenue. Police have warned those who remain in the area may be arrested.
Earlier, police reported "commercial-grade fireworks" being launched at officers near Hill St and 5th St.
Video shows demonstrators seemingly dispersing after police allegedly deployed less-lethal munitions.
Police report that there's a "large demonstration" marching at Hill and 6th St.
Police say that people "continue to throw concrete, rocks, bottles and commercial grade fireworks at officers" at 5th and Olive.
"Outside agitators have blocked Olive St south of 5th and set up fencing and other blocking materials," police added on X.
Video from @__3 shows demonstrators tending to an injured person. The video claims that he was hit by less-lethal munitions of some sort.
Meanwhile, a "peaceful march" has left Pershing Square and is marching south on Hill St toward 7th St, police say.
Police said on X that people in a crowd at 5th and Olive are throwing bottles at officers.
Police are deploying additional units to assist sheriffs facing rocks and bottles from protestors.
Police say that it is "highly recommended" to stay out of the Pershing Square area. Most recently, they reported a demonstration marching west on 5th St passing Grand Ave.
Police are deploying gas to manage the protest.
Radio clips available.
All 110 freeway on-ramps and off-ramps remain closed between 3rd St and 6th St, the LAPD said on X.
Police are coordinating a tactical maneuver involving metro assets to manage the protest near Hill Street and the Pershing Square station.
Police are directing the crowd southbound on Olive using blocking forces to manage the protest movement.
Police are coordinating resources and setting up blocking forces at key intersections to manage the protest. Mounted officers are present.
Police have initiated a tactical maneuver to manage the crowd as it reaches a key intersection.
Per the LAPD, demonstrations and marches are occurring in the following areas: 5th St between Hill and Grand Olive St between 4th and 6th St Hill St between 4th St and 6th St Spring St between 4th and 6th St 6th St between Broadway and Olive St.
There's a demonstration on Olive between 4th St and 5th St, as well as a separate demonstration marching on 5th west toward Grand Ave and south on Hill St toward 6th St, per the LAPD on X. There's also another demonstration moving southbound on Spring St from 4th St.
Video from @Guaps25 shows a police line with a cloud rising in the distance. Police reported using tear gas to disperse a crowd, but it's unclear if this is what's depicted.
Police are coordinating a southbound push to disperse the protest, with additional support units assisting in the effort.
Crowd members are reportedly throwing rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects at officers. Less lethal force has been authorized.
Police have issued dispersal orders for the area between Hill St and Olive St, from 4th St south to 6th St.
People are advised to leave the area immediately.
Police are using crowd control measures, including gas, to manage the protest and disperse participants from high ground areas surrounding Pershing Square.
Officers are equipped with gas masks and they are deploying gas to disperse groups of protestors. Use extreme caution in the area.
Police are disrupting a large protest with crowd control measures, including less-lethal options and mounted units, to disperse participants. Use extreme caution in the area.
Olive St south of 4th St and north of 5th St is closed, as the demonstration has taken the street, the LAPD said on X. Police have issued a dispersal order for everyone in that area.
A large protest is underway with approximately 500 participants moving westbound on 5th Street and 2,000-3,000 at Pershing Square.
Incident reported at W 5th St & S Olive St.
Incident reported at 5th St & Olive St.
Authorities confirmed that protesters are marching westbound towards Grand Avenue. Police have warned those who remain in the area may be arrested.
Earlier, police reported "commercial-grade fireworks" being launched at officers near Hill St and 5th St.
Video shows demonstrators seemingly dispersing after police allegedly deployed less-lethal munitions.
Police report that there's a "large demonstration" marching at Hill and 6th St.
Police say that people "continue to throw concrete, rocks, bottles and commercial grade fireworks at officers" at 5th and Olive.
"Outside agitators have blocked Olive St south of 5th and set up fencing and other blocking materials," police added on X.
Video from @__3 shows demonstrators tending to an injured person. The video claims that he was hit by less-lethal munitions of some sort.
Meanwhile, a "peaceful march" has left Pershing Square and is marching south on Hill St toward 7th St, police say.
Police said on X that people in a crowd at 5th and Olive are throwing bottles at officers.
Police are deploying additional units to assist sheriffs facing rocks and bottles from protestors.
Police say that it is "highly recommended" to stay out of the Pershing Square area. Most recently, they reported a demonstration marching west on 5th St passing Grand Ave.
Police are deploying gas to manage the protest.
Radio clips available.
All 110 freeway on-ramps and off-ramps remain closed between 3rd St and 6th St, the LAPD said on X.
Police are coordinating a tactical maneuver involving metro assets to manage the protest near Hill Street and the Pershing Square station.
Police are directing the crowd southbound on Olive using blocking forces to manage the protest movement.
Police are coordinating resources and setting up blocking forces at key intersections to manage the protest. Mounted officers are present.
Police have initiated a tactical maneuver to manage the crowd as it reaches a key intersection.
Per the LAPD, demonstrations and marches are occurring in the following areas: 5th St between Hill and Grand Olive St between 4th and 6th St Hill St between 4th St and 6th St Spring St between 4th and 6th St 6th St between Broadway and Olive St.
There's a demonstration on Olive between 4th St and 5th St, as well as a separate demonstration marching on 5th west toward Grand Ave and south on Hill St toward 6th St, per the LAPD on X. There's also another demonstration moving southbound on Spring St from 4th St.
Video from @Guaps25 shows a police line with a cloud rising in the distance. Police reported using tear gas to disperse a crowd, but it's unclear if this is what's depicted.
Police are coordinating a southbound push to disperse the protest, with additional support units assisting in the effort.
Crowd members are reportedly throwing rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects at officers. Less lethal force has been authorized.
Police have issued dispersal orders for the area between Hill St and Olive St, from 4th St south to 6th St.
People are advised to leave the area immediately.
Police are using crowd control measures, including gas, to manage the protest and disperse participants from high ground areas surrounding Pershing Square.
Officers are equipped with gas masks and they are deploying gas to disperse groups of protestors. Use extreme caution in the area.
Police are disrupting a large protest with crowd control measures, including less-lethal options and mounted units, to disperse participants. Use extreme caution in the area.
Olive St south of 4th St and north of 5th St is closed, as the demonstration has taken the street, the LAPD said on X. Police have issued a dispersal order for everyone in that area.
A large protest is underway with approximately 500 participants moving westbound on 5th Street and 2,000-3,000 at Pershing Square.
Incident reported at W 5th St & S Olive St.
Incident reported at 5th St & Olive St.
Authorities confirmed that protesters are marching westbound towards Grand Avenue. Police have warned those who remain in the area may be arrested.
Earlier, police reported "commercial-grade fireworks" being launched at officers near Hill St and 5th St.
Video shows demonstrators seemingly dispersing after police allegedly deployed less-lethal munitions.
Police report that there's a "large demonstration" marching at Hill and 6th St.
Police say that people "continue to throw concrete, rocks, bottles and commercial grade fireworks at officers" at 5th and Olive.
"Outside agitators have blocked Olive St south of 5th and set up fencing and other blocking materials," police added on X.
Video from @__3 shows demonstrators tending to an injured person. The video claims that he was hit by less-lethal munitions of some sort.
Meanwhile, a "peaceful march" has left Pershing Square and is marching south on Hill St toward 7th St, police say.
Police said on X that people in a crowd at 5th and Olive are throwing bottles at officers.
Police are deploying additional units to assist sheriffs facing rocks and bottles from protestors.
Police say that it is "highly recommended" to stay out of the Pershing Square area. Most recently, they reported a demonstration marching west on 5th St passing Grand Ave.
Police are deploying gas to manage the protest.
Radio clips available.
All 110 freeway on-ramps and off-ramps remain closed between 3rd St and 6th St, the LAPD said on X.
Police are coordinating a tactical maneuver involving metro assets to manage the protest near Hill Street and the Pershing Square station.
Police are directing the crowd southbound on Olive using blocking forces to manage the protest movement.
Police are coordinating resources and setting up blocking forces at key intersections to manage the protest. Mounted officers are present.
Police have initiated a tactical maneuver to manage the crowd as it reaches a key intersection.
Per the LAPD, demonstrations and marches are occurring in the following areas: 5th St between Hill and Grand Olive St between 4th and 6th St Hill St between 4th St and 6th St Spring St between 4th and 6th St 6th St between Broadway and Olive St.
There's a demonstration on Olive between 4th St and 5th St, as well as a separate demonstration marching on 5th west toward Grand Ave and south on Hill St toward 6th St, per the LAPD on X. There's also another demonstration moving southbound on Spring St from 4th St.
Video from @Guaps25 shows a police line with a cloud rising in the distance. Police reported using tear gas to disperse a crowd, but it's unclear if this is what's depicted.
Police are coordinating a southbound push to disperse the protest, with additional support units assisting in the effort.
Crowd members are reportedly throwing rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects at officers. Less lethal force has been authorized.
Police have issued dispersal orders for the area between Hill St and Olive St, from 4th St south to 6th St.
People are advised to leave the area immediately.
Police are using crowd control measures, including gas, to manage the protest and disperse participants from high ground areas surrounding Pershing Square.
Officers are equipped with gas masks and they are deploying gas to disperse groups of protestors. Use extreme caution in the area.
Police are disrupting a large protest with crowd control measures, including less-lethal options and mounted units, to disperse participants. Use extreme caution in the area.
Olive St south of 4th St and north of 5th St is closed, as the demonstration has taken the street, the LAPD said on X. Police have issued a dispersal order for everyone in that area.
A large protest is underway with approximately 500 participants moving westbound on 5th Street and 2,000-3,000 at Pershing Square.
Incident reported at W 5th St & S Olive St.
Incident reported at 5th St & Olive St.
Authorities confirmed that protesters are marching westbound towards Grand Avenue. Police have warned those who remain in the area may be arrested.
Earlier, police reported "commercial-grade fireworks" being launched at officers near Hill St and 5th St.
Video shows demonstrators seemingly dispersing after police allegedly deployed less-lethal munitions.
Police report that there's a "large demonstration" marching at Hill and 6th St.
Police say that people "continue to throw concrete, rocks, bottles and commercial grade fireworks at officers" at 5th and Olive.
"Outside agitators have blocked Olive St south of 5th and set up fencing and other blocking materials," police added on X.
Video from @__3 shows demonstrators tending to an injured person. The video claims that he was hit by less-lethal munitions of some sort.
Meanwhile, a "peaceful march" has left Pershing Square and is marching south on Hill St toward 7th St, police say.
Police said on X that people in a crowd at 5th and Olive are throwing bottles at officers.
Police are deploying additional units to assist sheriffs facing rocks and bottles from protestors.
Police say that it is "highly recommended" to stay out of the Pershing Square area. Most recently, they reported a demonstration marching west on 5th St passing Grand Ave.
Police are deploying gas to manage the protest.
Radio clips available.
All 110 freeway on-ramps and off-ramps remain closed between 3rd St and 6th St, the LAPD said on X.
Police are coordinating a tactical maneuver involving metro assets to manage the protest near Hill Street and the Pershing Square station.
Police are directing the crowd southbound on Olive using blocking forces to manage the protest movement.
Police are coordinating resources and setting up blocking forces at key intersections to manage the protest. Mounted officers are present.
Police have initiated a tactical maneuver to manage the crowd as it reaches a key intersection.
Per the LAPD, demonstrations and marches are occurring in the following areas: 5th St between Hill and Grand Olive St between 4th and 6th St Hill St between 4th St and 6th St Spring St between 4th and 6th St 6th St between Broadway and Olive St.
There's a demonstration on Olive between 4th St and 5th St, as well as a separate demonstration marching on 5th west toward Grand Ave and south on Hill St toward 6th St, per the LAPD on X. There's also another demonstration moving southbound on Spring St from 4th St.
Video from @Guaps25 shows a police line with a cloud rising in the distance. Police reported using tear gas to disperse a crowd, but it's unclear if this is what's depicted.
Police are coordinating a southbound push to disperse the protest, with additional support units assisting in the effort.
Crowd members are reportedly throwing rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects at officers. Less lethal force has been authorized.
Police have issued dispersal orders for the area between Hill St and Olive St, from 4th St south to 6th St.
People are advised to leave the area immediately.
Police are using crowd control measures, including gas, to manage the protest and disperse participants from high ground areas surrounding Pershing Square.
Officers are equipped with gas masks and they are deploying gas to disperse groups of protestors. Use extreme caution in the area.
Police are disrupting a large protest with crowd control measures, including less-lethal options and mounted units, to disperse participants. Use extreme caution in the area.
Olive St south of 4th St and north of 5th St is closed, as the demonstration has taken the street, the LAPD said on X. Police have issued a dispersal order for everyone in that area.
A large protest is underway with approximately 500 participants moving westbound on 5th Street and 2,000-3,000 at Pershing Square.
Incident reported at W 5th St & S Olive St.
Incident reported at 5th St & Olive St.
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