california have been injured, that over protests of eric garner s death. people were looting and smashing windows and throwing rocks at police. the mayhem also destroyed some police cars. the latest from the los angeles bureau. eric, this is supposed to be another peaceful protest, but it quickly spiralled out of control. it started with about three to 400 people in the city of berkeley that were supposed to protest all the way up to the civic center in oak land. then evidently a splinter group broke off. police ended up having to use tear gas and smoke bombs all while protestors vandalized several squad cars and businesses. it just didn t work. next thing you know, that window breaks, that window starts breaking, these two windows break. kid with a hammer comes in and throws brake fluid.
6:00 here on the east coast. violent protests ignite over the controversial death of eric garner. this was the chaotic scene in berkeley, california, last night. as many as 1,000 protesters filled the streets to demand justice and law enforcement reform. things took a turn for the worse when a small group of masked protesters started hurling weapons, like these bricks and pipe and this stone at police officers. at least two officers were injured, including one that had to be treated at a local hospital after being hit with a sandbag. and like the violent protests we saw in ferguson, local stores were also a target. next thing you know, that window breaks, that window started breaking, these two windows break. a kid with a hammer comes in, throws brake fluid, like he s going to start the house on fire. i thought we were going to get attacked because they had weapons, like hammers and crowbars and things. police say they were forced to use smoke and tear gas after the crowd
israeli analysts suggest that branch down the street. also targeted a radio shack where we also saw some looting. these words may have been an here s what some of the store employees had to say about that. oblique foreshadowing of the strikes on syria later in the next thing you know, that window breaks, that window day. it is widely believed that started breaking. these two windows break. israel was behind a series of air strikes on targets inside and it s like people syria since early 2013. the strikes are believed to be a guy with a crowbar comes in targeting advanced weapons and starts stealing stuff, as systems destined for transport much as they can get. to the radical lebanese group, reporter: six people were hezbollah, a key syrian ally arrested. five adults and one juvenile. which has provided fighters to there were a couple of minor the syrian regime in the ongoing injuries. we re told that two police civil war. ben wedeman, cnn, jerusalem. officers received minor inj
next thing you know, that window breaks, that window started breaking. like he was going to light the store on. every fire. just took stuff. i thought we were going to get attacked because sthe had weapons and hammers and crow bars and things. right now things are calm here in berkeley. this store, for instance has reopened. the question is what is going to happen tonight? we ve seen on social media that another protest will that occur? if it does, how might the protesters behave and how might police respond? fred. dan simon, thanks so much. hopefully not far away from the university. rolling stone quietly changing its apology for the uva rape story. find out what the magazine is saying now.
started to go side ways when the large group made their way to berkeley police headquarters and officers tried to keep them clear of the building. one officer was injured by a flying object tossed in the crowd. some tried to keep the protests non-violent. police deployed a smoke canister to disperse the crowd and that is when the protesters splintered. one group made their way to the nearby trader joe s and started to bash windows, others made their way to a radio shack. that window breaks, these two wind windows break. you see where the hammer comes in, like it is going to light the store on fire. the guy with a crow bar comes in starting to steal stuff. they say one looter went after a customer in the store and as they rushed him out the back door another looter attacked with a skateboard. i don t know why they have white people coming in shoving black people, if you re protesting white on black crime