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LAPD Uses Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets to Disperse 'No Kings' Protest

Small groups of violent agitators launched fireworks, rocks, bottles at officers after a 200,000-strong peaceful march, prompting forceful crowd-control measures

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Police launch tear gas and shoot "less-than-lethal" munitions at people during a "No Kings" movement protest in the one-square mile area where daily protests have been occurring in response to a series of federal immigration raids on June 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.
Sheriff's deputies and police clear an intersection near the Federal Building after declaring an unlawful assembly during the "No Kings" protest against the Trump administration in Los Angeles on June 14, 2025 on the day of Trump's military parade in Washington, DC. Tens of thousands of protesters rallied nationwide Saturday against Donald Trump ahead of a huge military parade on the US president's 79th birthday -- as the killing of a Democratic lawmaker underscored the deep divisions in American politics. "No Kings" demonstrators took to the streets in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta and hundreds of other cities across the United States to condemn what they call Trump's dictatorial overreach. (Photo by Robyn BECK / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Over 200,000 protesters took part in downtown Los Angeles rallies against President Trump’s immigration policies on June 14
  • LAPD issued a dispersal order around 4 p.m. near the Hall of Justice after some demonstrators began throwing commercial-grade fireworks, rocks and bottles
  • Law enforcement advanced toward City Hall ahead of the 8 p.m. curfew, deploying tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper balls and flash-bangs to clear the streets
  • Several protesters suffered injuries from less-lethal munitions, including a teenage girl struck in the stomach by a rubber bullet
  • LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said officers will maintain a robust overnight deployment to deter further violence and enforce the curfew