Police in Washington, DC clashed with protesters late Tuesday night during a rally in support of President Trump
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Police said they made six arrests from 9 p.m., NBC News reported. They charged several individuals with various offenses, including carrying firearms without a license, possession of unregistered ammunition and possession of an unregistered firearm. Some protesters were also accused of assaulting a police officer, the network reported.
In photos and videos taken near the city’s newly formed Black Lives Matter plaza, police use pepper spray on protesters, some of whom are seen pushing officers out and shouting at them.
Several people appear to have been injured or bleeding as a result of the collision just north of the White House site.
Chaotic scene in BLM Plaza as police clash with Trump supporters trying to chase the line #DC #Washington DC # 6 January pic.twitter.com/wjGsUSaCWH
– Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) 6 January 2021
This is crazy what we need #DCStatehood for all we endure! #dcprotest pic.twitter.com/4XR6gchYSt
– B (@BenjOgdenLord) 6 January 2021
Fighting breaks out between BLM and Trump Supporters, ending with tons of pepper spray from the police.
Washington DC, Freedom PlazaVideo by @ yyeeaahhhboiii2 (FNTV https://t.co/KCfJ0kwvkq) [email protected] for licensing pic.twitter.com/PmI0Sn1osl
– @SCOOTERCASTER (FNTV) (@ScooterCasterNY) 6 January 2021
DC police use pepper spray on Trump supporters after another fight broke out. pic.twitter.com/Q5BLqQUHiU
– Julio Rosas (@ Julio_Rosas11) 6 January 2021
Hundreds gathered earlier in the day for a rally called “March for Trump / Save America,” and thousands more are expected to gather near the Capitol building Wednesday before Congress’s vote to confirm the outcome of the presidential election
DC police and federal authorities have said in recent days that they are monitoring the presence of extremist groups among the crowds that are expected to attend protests in the country’s capital this week. The national guard was deployed in the district as a precautionary measure.
Earlier this week, the leader of the Proud Boys, an extremist hate group, was arrested by DC police and charged with vandalism of a historic Black church in the city during an earlier protest.