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SALT LAKE CITY — Another car was set on fire, and a man taken into police custody Saturday evening after witnesses say he pulled out a knife and a bow and arrow in the midst of a group of protesters in downtown Salt Lake City.
As of 6:30 p.m., the National Guard had arrived on scene. It was unclear at that point who on the scene of the protest was related to the original protest and who had come in from outside groups.
A witness told KSL's Shara Park the man drove up near a crowd of protesters at 200 East and 400 South. The witness said the man got out of the vehicle with a large knife attached to his side and pulled out a crossbow loaded with an arrow and attempted to shoot someone.
Brandon McCormick, an ex-felon who said he chanted “all lives matter” in Salt Lake City, can be seen on video footage posted online getting beaten up and having his car destroyed after he shot his bow and arrow at rioters.
KSL TV cameras were rolling as protesters tackled the man to the ground. Police officers in the area pulled the man from the crowd and took him into custody.