Protests in New York and D.C. Flare Up Again: Live Updates

By Adam Popescu

At dusk in Los Angeles, a massive gathering marched down Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards. Law enforcement gave the group a wide berth and things also seemed peaceful.

But as the 6 p.m. curfew took effect, groups peeled off, targeting the Gower Gulch shopping complex, smashing windows of the Kabob Daddy restaurant, ripping plywood off of a T-Mobile store and a Rite-Aid.

Then the frenzy began, with men and women in masks, some carrying skateboards, others documenting the events on smartphones, moving in and out of the stores with items under their arms. Officers quickly descended on the scene en masse as the majority of the mob fled, many in vehicles, indicating coordination.