Downtown L.A. March Takes a Less Peaceful Turn of Events

Los Angeles, CA: A confrontation with Los Angeles Police Department officers started at one point in the Friday evening march in Downtown Los Angeles condemning the overturning of the 1973 landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in favor of “Roe” in “Roe v. Wade,” giving women of childbearing years the right to choose whether to have abortions.

Protestors shut down the 110 Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles, and then another group clashed with a line of LAPD officers attempting to stop them from continuing down an on-ramp.

Around 8:20 p.m. on 8th Street and Olive, protestors threw fireworks as seen in Key News Network video from the location. A small fire set to some unknown objects in the roadway was also observed at the chaotic scene.

The LAPD went on citywide tactical alert due to the protests. A dispersal order was issued around 9:30 p.m. with some streets in downtown closed for close to an hour.

City News Service contributed to this report.

Video: Keith Johnson, Photojournalist / KNN