A teenager was stabbed and left in danger during an anti-Trump protest outside Los Angeles City Hall when multiple fights took place Friday afternoon.
The 17-year-old was one of many people in downtown Los Angeles, protesting President Donald Trump's immigration and deportation laws.
The Los Angeles Police Department said the protests collapsed into chaos and violence at 1:30pm when the fight broke out.
Police responded to an area of 200 North Spring Street after seeking a stab wound.
The unidentified teenager was in the middle of a massive crowd in the park across from the city hall. Video by KTLA.
The suspect's victim fell to the ground as several others gave him assistance.
One eyewitness claimed that the stab wound was unexpected and that the suspect was not a protester.
“I came to protest, and there was a guy who came out who wasn't even part of the protest, and just shank the guy,” a protester named Will said. I told the outlet.
When the teenagers were on the ground, protesters continued to wave around multiple non-American flags, including Mexican and Argentinean flags.
Paramedics rushed the teen to a local hospital in danger. Officials added.
The accused was described as a “male Hispanic boy.”
Authorities did not announce any arrests or charges for violent stabbing.
I contacted LAPD for the post.
Before stabbing, another crowd came close, several protesters traded punches in the middle of the street, others left city hall and smashed them.
Several protesters have been detained by police The Los Angeles Times reported.
The violent demonstrations Trump is about to strengthen the country's immigration policy, including high school students who have gone to the streets around liberal cities and who have taken classes to leave their classes and attend meetings, according to the outlet. marked protest to protest orders.
Police did not say whether the injured teen was a student.
Authorities dispersed the crowd around 1:50pm, with streets around the area being blocked for investigation.
The protest organizers told rally participants to go home and go home, so they could “reorganize” and continue the protest at a later date.
A female activist was arrested in Bakersfield on Friday after replacing the American flag with a Mexican flag.
Crystal Aguilar, 24, was arrested for a stunt at Heart Park, where he threw an American flag into the mud.
“You're not going to tell me what to do. This is a land in Mexico, Motherf-Kar!” Aguilar screams as three park rangers approach her, and the Karn County Sheriff's Office. footage from the film was captured.
