Demonstrators called for justice for George Floyd and a man recently detained by La Mesa police but later turned into a volatile standoff with police
A protest calling for police reform and racial justice began peacefully in La Mesa on Saturday, but as night fell it had escalated into riots with the city center resembling a combat zone.
Stolen bouquets were placed beneath a makeshift memorial with the words “RIP Floyd” spray-painted on the wall above. “If you normally watch this on TV, this is not the time to do that. You have to do something different,” Brittny Ferguson of Point Loma, an African American mother, said earlier in the day. She brought her daughter and young son to the La Mesa protest. “And I think creating actions like this, participating in a protest like this, that’s what’s going to do it. When it comes to police brutality ... this is one of those steps that we have to take — collectively.
Sheriff’s deputies take up positions at an entrance to the La Mesa Police Department where more than 1,000 protesters gathered Saturday. At 6:30 p.m., the police station was ringed by law enforcement reinforcements carrying batons and wearing helmets. More black-and-white vehicles from agencies around the county staged on streets and blocked freeway ramps nearby.
Later, the confrontation moved to the street, with officers firing less-lethal rounds at protesters taunting them across the road.Ethan Kilgore was hit with tear gas while he and a line of other white protesters faced off with officers in front of the station. He estimated 100 police cars had arrived, with several barricading entrances. Two helicopters circled overhead.By 7:30 p.m., when Lebel left the property, he said no protesters were on site.Lebel said the activity was hard to digest, considering the turmoil his business has been through during the pandemic.La Mesa City Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber posted on Twitter and Facebook on Saturday evening: “My Fellow La Mesans — This has been a very difficult week for many of us.
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