Rioters in Oakland, Calif., set fire to a downtown courthouse, smashed windows and threw bottles at law enforcement officers Wednesday night in the latest evening of …
Rioters in Oakland, Calif., set fire to a downtown courthouse, smashed windows and threw bottles at law enforcement officers Wednesday night in the latest evening of unrest in the Bay Area city. Earlier, hundreds marched to demand justice for Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man who was recovering in a hospital after being shot in the back Sunday by police in Kenosha, Wis. The Oakland protest started peacefully but turned violent deeper into the night. Police said they received reports of people igniting fireworks, breaking store windows and setting trash cans on fire during a demonstration. “Burn it down!” members of the crowd were heard chanting.
