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Cops hit with bottles while aiding victim shot during police protest

Police and paramedics were trying to help victim when demonstrators threw bottles, bricks, rocks, and other heavy objects at them

By Amy Larson
KSBW

SALINAS, Calif. — A riot broke out and a homicide happened Wednesday night near where an emotional anti-police protest was staged on Del Monte Avenue in Salinas.

Constantino Garcia, 23, of Salinas, was on the sidewalk outside his house on Mae Avenue and Del Monte Avenue when he was shot multiple times at 9:07 p.m. Police and paramedics were trying to help Constantino Garcia when demonstrators threw bottles, bricks, rocks, and other heavy objects at them.

East Salinas residents had been protesting all day on Del Monte Avenue where Salinas police shot a man Tuesday. A witness recorded the man’s death on video and uploaded it on YouTube.

Full Story: 1 killed during riot in Salinas; Demonstrators turn violent against police

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