LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) -- Several Lynchburg Police Department officers have been injured and two individuals were arrested after protests turned violent Sunday night, May 31 in Lynchburg.
According to LPD, at 9:12 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Fifth and Federal Streets for a disorderly crowd blocking the roadway. After officers arrived, protesters began throwing rocks and assaulting them.
They say several officers were injured and one was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Throughout the night, protesters damaged property along 5th Street as well as LPD vehicles.
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