San Francisco Police And Skateboarders Face Off At Dolores Park
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- San Francisco police say at least one police officer and multiple skateboarders were injured at Dolores Park on Tuesday evening.
San Francisco police spokeswoman Grace Gatpandan said via Twitter around 9 p.m. that one police officer was injured and that officers "were taking projectiles from the crowd."
Videos posted to social media shortly before 8 p.m. show a confrontation between police and skateboarders at the park, located at 19th and Dolores Streets.
Large police presence to Dolores Park due to injured officer & request for crowd control; #SFPD officers were taking projectiles from crowd.
— Ofc. Grace Gatpandan (@OfficerGrace) July 12, 2017
Gatpandan said one officer was injured and transported to the hospital. She also said that "ambulances were called for skateboarders who lost control while riding."
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Videos taken at the park and posted to social media on Tuesday evening show a large crowd gathered at the park.
Dolores Park tuesdays - guy smashes police car window with a skateboard, police shooting beanbags pic.twitter.com/oIMbog9g2e
— Lance Martin (@RLanceMartin) July 12, 2017
Many videos and photos from Dolores Park show a large police presence at the park.
Gatpandan said two San Francisco police patrol vehicle were vandalized as well.
Police drove into a skateboarder while trying to block the hill at Dolores Park pic.twitter.com/Mg3eU67PhC
— Barry O'Reilly (@barryoreilly) July 12, 2017
Other videos showed skateboarders riding down the Dolores Street hill.
Crazy skateboarding scene at Dolores Park right now https://t.co/gUbnRGncbP
— Ev (@ev) July 12, 2017
The extent and cause of the injuries suffered by people at the park was not immediately clear.
By Hannah Albarazi - Follow her on Twitter: @hannahalbarazi.