Glass bottles were thrown at police officers trying to break up large crowds in DeLand, Florida.
Law enforcement officials were struck with glass bottles, jars and bar stools at a Saturday block party in DeLand, Florida, that drew an estimated 3,000 people, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
Florida's Department of Health has advised against gatherings of more than 250 people to lower the risk of coronavirus transmission during the pandemic. Attendees were seen standing close together with no face masks.Later, two men, Alphonso Parker and Charles Turner, were seen exchanging a firearm and were taken into custody after resisting officers.
Shortly afterward, deputies began being pelted with a number of objects, including cups of alcohol, a bar stool and glass bottles. Another officer was punched by a member of the crowd. Seven arrests were made, and two officers suffered minor injuries. The gathering was reported to be a memorial for Kenya Alexander, a DeLand man who was murdered in 2008. Several partygoers who spoke withsaid black attendees had been unfairly targeted by law enforcement officials.
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