ZIMMERMAN L.A. PROTESTERS: RAIDING WAL-MART, BREAKING WINDOWS ON CARS AND FAST FOOD OUTLETS, MORE ACTS OF VANDALISM,SEVERAL ASSAULTS AND 13 ARRESTS ARE LATEST EVENTS ON ‘PEACEFUL’ ZIMMERMAN PROTEST IN L.A.

Zimmerman protesters raid LA store, stop freeway

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Raquel Maria Dillon, Associated Press SocietyEric GarcettiShooting of Trayvon MartinLos Angeles

 

 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Protesters ran through Los Angeles streets Monday night, breaking windows, attacking people on sidewalks and at one point raiding a Wal-Mart store, while others blocked a major freeway in the San Francisco Bay Area in the third night of demonstrations in California over George Zimmerman’s Florida acquittal in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

Thirteen people were arrested after multiple acts of vandalism and several assaults in Los Angeles’ Crenshaw District, Mayor Eric Garcetti and Police Chief Charlie Beck said at a news conference.

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Los Angeles celebrates as city elects its youngest mayor in more than 100 years and first ever Jewish leader