My FOX LA reported:
Sunday’s protest began peacefully on the University of California, Berkeley campus. But as protesters marched through downtown Berkeley toward the neighboring city of Oakland, someone smashed the window of a Radio Shack. When a protester tried to stop the vandalism, he was hit with a hammer, Officer Jennifer Coats said.
Some of the protesters made their way to a freeway in Oakland and blocked traffic. The California Highway Patrol said some tried to light a patrol vehicle on fire and threw rocks, bottles and an explosive at officers. Highway patrol officers responded with tear gas.
Now there’s video:
Looters are taking advantage of #Berkeley Peaceful protest. Protestor attempts to stop looters and hit with hammer pic.twitter.com/XGx5ZIjxpL
— Adrian Castro (@castromian) December 8, 2014
an elderly man was struck in the head w/ a hammer tonight by a smashy kid. this is a crisis of ethics in protest. I am beyond disillusioned.
— corey (@oncontour) December 8, 2014