Protesters on Saturday afternoon converged at the White House and pushed security barricades farther down Pennsylvania Avenue, in one of many new protests to emerge around the country.
"We had shots fired last night and we could have had a dead officer or a dead protester," Garcetti said."That is unacceptable."
The LAPD called in additional officers and detectives to prepare for Saturday's expected demonstrations, sources told NBC News. But Garcetti said he would not ask for help from the California National Guard. "This is not 1992," he said, referring to the city's riots in the wake of the unsuccessful prosecutors of officers involved in the Rodney King beating.
Some protesters headed west to Beverly Hills City Hall Saturday. The city closed tony Rodeo Drive as a precaution and urged residents to stay home. Initially peaceful protests in Philadelphia took on a different tone later Saturday afternoon after a car was set on fire and a crowd tried to gain access to a municipal building in one of many new demonstrations to emerge across the country during the day Saturday — only hours after violence rocked cities coast to coast on Friday night.At the White House, protesters pushed security barricades and could be seen standing on top of Secret Service vehicles.
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