Video shows sheriff's deputy striking person with shield as West Hollywood protest ends in 6 arrests
showing a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy beating a man with a riot shield while he was pinned to the ground.The Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that force was used during the arrests and an investigation was being conducted. A spokesman said he did not have information about what type of force was used but that the department was aware of the video.
The crowd at one point numbered more than 100 people as the march headed toward the Grove shopping complex,Later in the evening, authorities declared an unlawful assembly and issued an order to disperse after several acts of vandalism took place, the Sheriff’s Department said in its statement. Hicks was following the demonstration from her car, ready to offer rides home to protesters who were stranded or injured.
At the same time, she said, deputies pulled the driver of the truck out of the vehicle and pinned him to the ground. She began recording on Instagram, filming a deputy repeatedly hammering the man’s ankles with a riot shield. Her video was widely shared on social media. She said other deputies fired irritants into the crowd.A deputy then approached Hicks’ car and she ended her recording. It was 9:46 p.m. She said she rolled the window down and began choking from the gas.
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