WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States Park Police (USPP) used smoke canisters and pepper balls to disperse protests in Washington, and not tear gas as was reported…
The chief said that violent protesters began throwing projectiles, including bricks and frozen water bottles. Monahan added that intelligence revealed violent intent against law enforcement and that police officers found a cache of stashed weapons up and down the street.
Media outlets, including Sputnik, however, reported that tear gas and rubber bullets were used. Nicole Roussell, a Sputnik journalist in Washington, DC, said she was fired at by US police several times while covering George Floyd protests, despite saying several times she was a press staffer.
