A group began throwing rocks and bottles at LAPD officers and one officer was injured, according to LAPD Chief Michel Moore.
Los Angeles police issued a city-wide tactical alert in response to a large protest in Downtown Los Angeles where an officer was injured Tuesday evening, May 3, authorities said.Supreme Court may be overturning Roe v. Wade
, the landmark 1973 decision that guaranteed a federal constitutional right to an abortion. Organizers called for a mass protest to take place downtown. A group of about 250 protesters marched from Broadway and First Street, near Los Angeles City Hall to Pershing Square area just after 8 p.m., according to Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore.
Around 9 p.m., a segment of protesters occupied an intersection and police attempted to disperse them, Moore said. The group then began throwing rocks and bottles at the LAPD officers, and one officer was injured, according to Moore. Receiving update on protest @ Pershing Square. A segment of the group began to take the intersection. We attempted to communicate, clear and provide dispersal order to the group. Crowd began to throw rocks and bottles at ofcrs . We have one ofcr injured.
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