He sustained large bruises. Cuncussion grenade are launched at crowds and rubber bullets are fired. After an order of dispersal, about 200 refused to disperse. Police stampeded a crowd on horseback firing rubber bullets provoking a stampede of the panicked crowd. Vandal's identity unknown.
Police claim initial instigation and continued problems by anarchists.
Police say they are dispersing groups of 2-300 people. Protesters clashed with police Monday night outside the Democratic National Convention, with demonstrators throwing chunks of concrete at officers in riot gear who responded with pepper-spray balls, rubber bullets and finally a charge on horseback. Police herded the protesters to the far end of a designated protest area and away from the convention hall. Gates on one side of the convention complex were closed as the Democrats' opening night ended and delegates began heading out. The altercation began in an area designated for protests near the Staples Center convention hall as thousands began to leave after a concert by the edgy rock band Rage Against the Machine.