This was Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Of course social media/media blow up with the story of an unarmed teen going to see girlfriend story, cop shot him in cold blood. “Protesters” show up to riot. Police quickly call a press conference and release footage from the gas stations security cameras. Teen that was shot was armed with a 9mm handgun and pointed it at the cop… But of course wild conclusions took place through social media before anything was really known, stirring shit up…
Afterward, a crowd of 200 to 300 people gathered at the Mobil gas station and some people had explosive devices, possibly fireworks, Belmar said.
During the protests early Wednesday, at least two officers were injured and treated at area hospitals, the county police chief said. One officer was injured trying to escape the explosives and another suffered facial abrasions after he was hit with a brick.
Several police cars were damaged, and a man in a hoodie set a convenience store across the street on fire. The flames were extinguished quickly, but a glass door was shattered. Four people were arrested.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/24/man-shot-killed-berkeley/20849045/