Many were injured in the night of violence in Washington, D.C., in which eight police officers were injured and four people were stabbed near Black Lives Matter Plaza. The DC Metropolitan Police said Sunday that 33 unrelated arrests have been made here.
Then came the violence Pro-Trump rallies For the controversy held on Saturday Election results.
The stabbing took place around 9 p.m., about four blocks from the White House and near Black Lives Matter Plaza in Northwest Washington D.C. All the victims were hospitalized for life-threatening injuries, police said.
He was stabbed after an argument, according to the Metropolitan Police.
Philip Johnson, 29, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.
At least nine people, including two officers, were evacuated to area hospitals, according to the Washington DC EMS.
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According to WBSA-TV, which is affiliated with CBS and Washington DC, Washington, both Trump supporters and opponents were in the area of Freedom Plaza and Black Lives Matter Plaza. It is not clear which groups were fighting.
Nearby, Asbury United Methodist Church said its Black Lives Matter sign was burned down the street. The church, which is on the Columbia Register of Col Historic Sites and the oldest Black Church to live on its original site, has been closed for personal worship due to this. Nationwide epidemic of Covid-19.
The sign was also torn from the Metropolitan AME Church, another historian historically African American Church, WUSA-TV noted, Black Lives Matter said Sunday.
The Metropolitan Police said Sunday they are investigating the incidents that were captured in the video and posted online.
Several thousand people gathered in Washington DC early Saturday for the “Million Maga March” in support of President Trump. Mr. Trump on Saturday Tweeted His apparent surprise at the protest: “Wow! Thousands of people formed for Stop Steel in Stop Washington (DC). Didn’t know about this, but I’ll see them!” Mega
Mr. Trump has not yet accepted the 2020 election, despite all 50 states certifying his results, and legal efforts were overturned in court after his last loss. Voters will meet on Monday Votes for the President and Vice President to be formally voted on, and those results will be counted by Congress on January 6. President-elect Joe Biden The inauguration will take place on January 20th.
a CBS News Poll It was revealed on Sunday that 5% of Mr. Trump’s supporters do not consider Mr. Biden a “legitimate winner.”
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