LAPD investigates claims of excessive force at Wi Spa protest
Attorneys Humberto Guizar, left, and Christian Contreras, right, by the L.A. Police Department’s downtown headquarters with Vishal Singh, center, a documentary filmmaker who alleged he was struck with a baton by a police officer during a protest outside a Westlake spa on Saturday.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
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Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday that officials were investigating allegations of excessive force by officers during dueling protests over transgender rights at a Westlake spa Saturday.
During a meeting of the civilian Police Commission, Moore said 41 arrests were made 40 failure to disperse after an unlawful assembly was declared and one for possession of illegal or prohibited items at a protest. He said officers recorded firing projectiles 10 times and striking people with batons nine times.
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