Cars damaged in anti-police protests in Oakland

STORY: US CA Oakland Protest Damage - Cars damaged in anti-police protests in Oakland

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DATELINE: 17 April 2021 - Oakland

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Oakland, California - 17 April 2021

1. Wide of Honda of Oakland dealership

2. Various of vehicle with smashed windscreen

3. SOUNDBITE (English) George Sarkis, General manager at Honda of Oakland:

"It's sad, I was actually at dinner last night and I was notified through our alarm company and I had searched the cameras and I was witnessing it live. So as I saw, you know, the civic across the street, you know, and flames at that point, we rushed down here. And, you know, my my concern is, is everybody OK? And what's the inside of the dealership look like?"

4. Various of smashed car windows

5. SOUNDBITE (English) George Sarkis, General manager at Honda of Oakland: (Q: How much has the damage cost the business?)

"With the windows, you know, the fire inside and out, I mean, who knows? A hundred thousand, one hundred and fifty thousand."

6. Various of damaged vehicle

7. SOUNDBITE (English) George Sarkis, General manager at Honda of Oakland:

"These things across the country are just causing chaos for stores like us. I mean, the Volkswagen store next door, the Target store. I mean, these are people in your own community causing destruction in your own town. You know, we, we support everybody. We support everything we can. So to see that happen, it's just it hurts because everybody is out here trying to make a living for themselves, for their family. And, you know, this just puts everybody so far back."

8. Shattered glass on dealership floor

9. Rock

10. Car with broken window

11. SOUNDBITE (English) George Sarkis, General manager at Honda of Oakland:

"And tonight, we will be boarding up just to be on the safe side from yesterday, of course, but moving forward, we do have a plan. So this does get eliminated. We will have steel beams powered to fully protect us. So this this will never happen again in the future."

12. Pan of dealership

13. Wide of dealership, shattered glass on floor

STORYLINE:

A protest that began peacefully in California ended with multiple fires set, several cars damaged and numerous windows shattered.

The protest against police brutality in Oakland began calmly Friday night, news outlets reported.

A subsequent march drew around 300 people with some setting fires and breaking windows.

A car dealership was among the buildings damaged.

At least one car was set on fire.

A fire was also set outside a bank.

General manger of the Honda dealership, George Sarkis, estimated the damage to have cost of $100,000 to $150,000 US dollars.

Sarkis said he supported his community and said, "So to see that happen, it's just it hurts because everybody is out here trying to make a living for themselves, for their family."

At one point on Friday night, demonstrators were seen walking past the scene of a car crash.

Photos and videos posted online showed marchers with signs and flags.

Many chanted the names of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old who was shot and killed by an officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old fatally shot by an officer in Chicago.

People in the crowd threw bottles and other objects at officers during the march, Oakland police said in a statement.

One officer suffered an injury from being struck in the head.

A community member was also assaulted, police said.

The statement said protesters dragged barriers into the road to block and delay responding officers.

Authorities declared an unlawful assembly and instructed demonstrators to leave. Police said the protesters dispersed peacefully.

There were no arrests, or citations issued.

Some businesses had boarded up their storefronts earlier Friday in anticipation of the unrest, according to news outlets.

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