Several police cars are burned and destroyed. Declared curfew in downtown Los Angeles
A LAPD car burned during protests after the death of George Floyd in Los Angeles.
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On Saturday afternoon, thousands of protesters marched through the streets of the Fairfax district of Los Angeles to express outrage at the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis due to police violence, and there was a massive response from police officers. Los Angeles police, who confronted protesters.
WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW WE PEACEFULLY PROTESTED FROM #THEGROVE TO #BEVERLYHILLS. ANY ATTEMPT TO PAINT US AS NON-PEACEFUL IS BULLSHIT. THE BLM LEADERS TOLD US TO STAY PEACEFUL BEFORE WALKING!#BLMLA #BlackLivesMatter #protests #LosAngelesProtest pic.twitter.com/P6lojmTQRw
– techno karen (@ nattylitew8) May 30, 2020
The rally originated as an event organized in Pan Pacific Park, which drew a large crowd that eventually spread through the nearby streets.
Fairfax & Beverly Black Lives Matter Protest. It was peaceful until the police instagated #ICantBreath #JusticeForGeorge #JusticeForFloyd #BlacklivesMaters #LosAngelesProtest pic.twitter.com/nn8zPFH9Sf
– Alexandra Marie (@blondebasskitty) May 30, 2020
Protesters headed west on Third Street before meeting at the Fairfax Avenue intersection.
Initially, traffic got tangled up before the crowded streets finally closed.
VIDEO: The situation in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/2myZo8xBNv #The Angels #LosAngelesProtest # riots2020
– Sam Pye (@ freddie1999) May 30, 2020
There are reports from various local and national media of confrontations between protesters and the police and of fire and destruction of police vehicles.
"To serve and protect"#LosAngelesProtest #GeorgeFloyd
– Tom Folan, MD 🌶 (@tomfolanmd) May 30, 2020
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) announced that there is a curfew of 8:00 p.m. Saturday at 5:30 a.m. Sunday in downtown Los Angeles:
CURFEW in Downtown LA tonight. No one is allowed in public or on the streets.
The curfew will apply to DTLA, between the 110 fwy on the west, Alameda on the east, and 10 fwy on the south, and 101 fwy on the north between 8 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.
Violators subject to arrest.
– LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) May 30, 2020
Mayor Los Angeles also explained the curfew that was imposed from today in an appearance on Twitter:
We will always protect free speech and Angelenos ’right to live without fear of violence or vandalism. To increase safety for demonstrators, law enforcement and all citizens of Los Angeles, we are putting a curfew in place from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
https://t.co/vy3XM760qb– MayorOfLA (@MayorOfLA) May 30, 2020
