LAPD officers skirmish with protesters in Westlake
September 8, 2010 | 8:50 pm
Los Angeles police in riot gear were skirmishing with protesters Wednesday night in Westlake even as Chief Charlie Beck and other city officials were urging calm at a nearby community meeting in the wake of a deadly officer-involved shooting.
Near Union Avenue and 6th Street, protesters hurled trash and other objects at officers. The street was strewn with trash from overturned bins.
Police were trying to push the crowd west on 6th, just a short walk from the middle school where Beck and other officials were addressing the meeting.
Outside, a few hundred people were lined up on the sidewalk. A police helicopter circled low overhead, shining a powerful light. And dozens of squad cars snake along 6th in a caravan.
The area has been hit by two days of violent protests after the shooting Sunday of Manuel Jamines, 37, who allegedly threatened officers with a knife and refused to drop the weapon.
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