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U-Haul Truck Drives Into Los Angeles Protest Crowd as Police Detain Driver

Police detained the driver on suspicion of assault with a vehicle pending an investigation.

Overview

  • ABC7 aerial footage showed protesters surrounding the truck, striking the driver and smashing at the driver’s-side window with flagpoles.
  • The U-Haul, with its side mirrors destroyed, was stopped several blocks away and contained by police vehicles.
  • Los Angeles Fire Department medics evaluated two people who declined treatment, and authorities also checked reports of a third person in the area.
  • LAPD issued a dispersal order as the demonstration in Westwood thinned to about 100 people by late afternoon, according to local reporting.
  • A LAPD captain cited in local coverage said terrorism is not suspected at this stage as investigators review the incident’s cause and potential charges.