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A verbal confrontation between Black Lives Matter demonstrators and supporters of President Donald Trump turned into a series of physical altercations Friday, Aug.14, leaving at least four people in need of medical attention outside an In-n-Out drive-thru in Tujunga.
The original demonstration was staged by a group called Latinos for Trump to support churches that defied state health officer orders restricting indoor religious services. Roughly 60 people showed up to support the planned protest, but they were outnumbered by about 100 demonstrators who identified themselves as Black Lives Matter supporters.
The groups traded verbal barbs for several minutes. The yelling turned to shoving, which led to fighting in a chaotic scene between about a dozen people around 5:30 p.m. in the 6200 block of Foothill Blvd. At least one protester was sprayed with a chemical irritant by another.