Thrown projectiles, irritant sprays, and hand-to-hand violence were used on his officers as they made 25 arrests over curfew violations after 6 p.m., DC Metro Police Chief Robert J. Contee said.
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The officer is seen reaching for his holstered handgun before picking up a baton from the floor and swinging it at the rioters as he backs away from the surging crowd.
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One officer has reportedly been transported to the hospital. There are reports of officers being assaulted.
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District Attorney Michael Graveley said Officer Rusten Sheskey was justified in his use of deadly force. The other officers at the scene also will not be charged.
Read More →Federal officers responding in riot-torn cities last year were criticized for not wearing ID or agency names.
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“Why would a group of largely white, young and some middle age men destroy the livelihood of others who are struggling to get by?” Mayor Ted Wheeler asked.
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The video showed the man attempting to drive away from police before his vehicle was hemmed in, and then showed him looking through his driver’s side window at the officers. Glass then erupts from the driver's window. An officer is heard voicing an expletive, and multiple shots are fired.
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The city cites four protests that occurred in the city this year, and alleges that injuries to police officers included "cracked vertebrae, lacerations, and concussions."
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Oregon State Police said protesters entered the Capitol, and at least one used "chemical agents" on officers.
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One of the three men who threw Molotov cocktails onto an empty Brooklyn NYPD van during a protest and riot in May has been arrested.
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