Post by CMF Newsman on Jul 25, 2012 6:16:04 GMT -5
ANAHEIM, CA — Riot police fired bean bag rounds and pepper balls into a crowd of protestors late Tuesday outside City Hall as councilmembers inside voted unanimously to ask the U.S. attorney's office to investigate recent officer-involved shootings, including one of an unarmed man.
The back-to-back weekend shootings have sparked four days of protests. A crowd of protesters who were shut out of the council meeting because there was no more room grew violent, tossing rocks and bottles at police and ignoring warnings to disperse.
Officers formed lines to try to contain the crowd as residents set fire to trash cans, loudly taunted police and swarmed a Starbucks, breaking windows. Police helicopters hovered from above as colorful fireworks from nearby Disneyland lit up the sky.
At least two people were arrested, police Sgt. Bob Dunn said. At one point, police shut down a gas station when protesters were seen filling canisters with gas.
www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57479428/riot-police-protesters-clash-in-anaheim-for-4th-night-over-police-shootings/
The back-to-back weekend shootings have sparked four days of protests. A crowd of protesters who were shut out of the council meeting because there was no more room grew violent, tossing rocks and bottles at police and ignoring warnings to disperse.
Officers formed lines to try to contain the crowd as residents set fire to trash cans, loudly taunted police and swarmed a Starbucks, breaking windows. Police helicopters hovered from above as colorful fireworks from nearby Disneyland lit up the sky.
At least two people were arrested, police Sgt. Bob Dunn said. At one point, police shut down a gas station when protesters were seen filling canisters with gas.
www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57479428/riot-police-protesters-clash-in-anaheim-for-4th-night-over-police-shootings/