Overview

• Boston police released the names and charges of 13 defendants, including Roder Atwood, 21, who faces multiple counts such as assault and battery on a police officer and assault and battery resulting in serious bodily injury.
• An estimated 200 to 300 protesters moved from Boston Common onto Tremont and Winter streets, where police say they surrounded cruisers, kicked vehicle doors, resisted dispersal, and set off smoke devices and flares as officers tried to clear a path for emergency response.
• Four officers were injured and two were hospitalized with reported broken bones, though all injuries were described as non-life-threatening.
• Police reported damage to equipment including body-worn cameras, radios, bicycles, and other duty gear during the confrontation.
• Mayor Michelle Wu praised officers’ efforts to safeguard peaceful protest and said individuals who attacked police must be prosecuted; arraignments are scheduled in Boston Municipal Court and the investigation remains active.