Peaceful protests followed by clashes with Boston police Friday night

Peaceful protests followed by clashes with Boston police Friday night

Video from the scene showed one man holding a police barricade when authorities clashed with police protesters less than an hour after a more peaceful demonstration took place.

PETER: THERE WERE PEACEFULPROTESTS OUTSIDE THE B2 STATION,BUT THEN ABOUT A HALF HOUR THATWRAPPED UP, WE HEARD EXPLOSIONSWHICH TURNED OUT TOFIREWORKS AND THEN THISHAPPENED.SOME OF THE PROTESTORS CLASHINGWITH POLICE, ONE MAN HOLDING APOLICE BARRICADE.POLICE PUSHING BACK WITH THEIRWOODEN CLUBS.WE DID SEE ONE PERSON BEINGTAKEN INTO CUSTODY.MULTIPLE SOURCES TELL US THATWAS THE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY SPRAYPAINTED THE SOUTH END STATIONWHERE JOHN WAS THIS EVENING.THIS CLASH ONLY INVOLVED ABOUT20 TO 30 PEOPLE, BUT WE DO WANTTO SHOW YOU THIS VIDEO WHEREHUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GATHEREDEARLIER TONIGHT TO PEACEFULLYPROTEST POLICE BRUTALITY.THERE WERE SOME IMPASSIONEDMOMENTS, DEMONSTRATORS YELLINGAT THE BOSTON POLICE OFFICERSLINING THE SIDEWALK AROUND THESTATION, BUT THINGS WERE ALSOMORE TAME.DEMONSTRATORS LINING UP ON THEGROUND, TAKING SEVERAL MOMENTSOF SILENCE TO RECOGNIZE THE LOSSOF GEORGE FLOYD IN MINNESOTA.