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On July 13th of 2013, following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, protesters took to the streets in Oakland, California. While starting peaceful, the protests turned violent for three days from July 14th until July 16th. Storefront windows were shattered, fires were set in the street from garbage cans and dumpsters, police cars were vandalized, and protesters clashed with riot police. Members of the media were also harrassed and assaulted by masked Oakland protesters<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/california-zimmerman-protest-police-152/</ref>. A local McDonalds had its American flag taken down and burned as well<ref>http://www.theblaze.com/news/2013/07/14/oakland-demonstrators-burn-flags-smash-cop-car-after-zimmerman-verdict-photos/</ref>. Violent unrest occurred in Los Angeles as well, but beyond these areas, most protests in the United States were peacefully held without interruption.
On July 13th of 2013, following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, protesters took to the streets in Oakland, California. While starting peaceful, the protests turned violent for three days from July 14th until July 16th<ref>http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Protests-in-S-F-Oakland-over-Zimmerman-verdict-4665088.php</ref>. Storefront windows were shattered, fires were set in the street from garbage cans and dumpsters, police cars were vandalized, and protesters clashed with riot police. Members of the media were also harrassed and assaulted by masked Oakland protesters<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/california-zimmerman-protest-police-152/</ref>. A local McDonalds had its American flag taken down and burned as well<ref>http://www.theblaze.com/news/2013/07/14/oakland-demonstrators-burn-flags-smash-cop-car-after-zimmerman-verdict-photos/</ref>. Violent unrest occurred in Los Angeles as well, but beyond these areas, most protests in the United States were peacefully held without interruption.


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Revision as of 20:33, 24 April 2017

2013 Oakland Riots
Part of the Shooting of Trayvon Martin
DateJuly 13th-July 16th, 2013
Location
Caused byAcquittal of George Zimmerman in shooting death of Trayvon Martin
MethodsProtests, Rioting, Vandalism[1], Arson[2]
Parties
Local demonstrators
Casualties
Injuries2+[3]
Arrested9+[4]

On July 13th of 2013, following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, protesters took to the streets in Oakland, California. While starting peaceful, the protests turned violent for three days from July 14th until July 16th[5]. Storefront windows were shattered, fires were set in the street from garbage cans and dumpsters, police cars were vandalized, and protesters clashed with riot police. Members of the media were also harrassed and assaulted by masked Oakland protesters[6]. A local McDonalds had its American flag taken down and burned as well[7]. Violent unrest occurred in Los Angeles as well, but beyond these areas, most protests in the United States were peacefully held without interruption.

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