Protesters have blocked a significant freeway in Los Angeles, clashing with police after an unarmed black man died by the hands of an officer earlier this week in Minnesota, the place violent unrest and demonstrations are ongoing.
The protests ignited in LA on Wednesday night, impressed by comparable actions throughout the nation in Minneapolis, seeing marchers collect on the 101 freeway to vent outrage over Monday’s police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man.
Movies shared on social media confirmed demonstrators blockading the freeway, at some factors even taking up police squad vehicles, with a crowd surrounding two autos and smashing out home windows earlier than the officers flee.
BREAKING NEWS: Black Lives Matter protestors attacking police vehicles on 101 freeway in LA throughout #GeorgeFloyd protest @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/iMYnFU2mO6
— Liz Habib (@LizHabib) Might 28, 2020
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— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) Might 28, 2020
Downtown Los Angeles additionally noticed a large group of protesters, who carried indicators and shouted anti-police slogans.
Protests have reached Los Angeles. That is downtown proper now.
It’s all taking place.
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— Justin L. Hunte (@TheCompanyMan) Might 28, 2020
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