Trayvon Martin supporters riot in Oakland for the second night in a row
Bay Area News Group photographer Anda Chu was attacked by a mob of Trayvon supporters.
First night of rioting in Oakland
Violent masked thugs blocked the intersection of 14th and Broadway for hours. A cameraman for KTVU was attacked by a mob. Employees of the Bay Area News group were also attacked. Reporter Natalie Neysa Alund and photographer Anda Chu reported on twitter that they were attacked, but are ok. At one point Oakland police actual fled the scene, as masked thugs were banging on cars and threatening motorists.
So thankful my colleague @anda_chu is OK. Seeing him attacked made me feel helpless. Angry. Violence is senseless. @insidebayarea
— Natalie Neysa Alund (@nataliealund) July 15, 2013
I'm OK, but protestors had our photog on the ground. I tried to get them off him. An #SFgate photog came to the rescue-1 camera is destroyed
— Natalie Neysa Alund (@nataliealund) July 15, 2013
#BREAKING: 2nd night in row covering #Zimmerman protests in #Oakland, a @KTVU cameraman was attacked by masked protesters
— KTVU (@KTVU) July 15, 2013
#Oakland cops at 20th/Broadway ordering protestors to disperse, crowd throwing rocks, photographer beaten pic.twitter.com/3OvJocyKSv
— Debora Villalon (@deboraktvu) July 15, 2013
Police car vandalized in Oakland.