Business owner blames police for escalating violence on Clematis Street

Several downtown business owners are waking up to shattered windows after a tense confrontation between protesters and police Sunday night.

PROTEST EARLIER IN THE DAY BUTTHINGS TOOK A TURN DUIRNG ACONFRONTATION WITH WEST PALMBEACH POLICE..

(ADLIB ABOUTSCENE)OUR CREWS OUT IN DOWNTOWCOULD SEE ABOUT 100 PEOPLEGATHERED AND BLOCKING TRAFFICAT THE INTERSECTION OFCELMATIS AND QUADRILLE..

MANYCOMING FROM A DEMONSTRATION ONI-95 EARLIER IN THE EVENING.POLICE TRIED TO GET THE CROWDTO DISBURSE..

ANNOUNCING A 9P-M CURFEW FROM THE CITY.

WHENPROTESTORS DID NOT IMMEDIATELYLEAVE..

WITNESSES SAY OFFICERSFIRED TEAR GAS AND RUBBERBULLETS.

ONE BUSINESS OWNERSAYS THATTO HIS DOWNTOWN STOREFRONTS.“RIGHT AFTER THAT WERE WHENTHE SHIELDS AND THEY ESCALATEDIT RIGHT AFTER THAT.

IT WASCOMPLETELY UNNECCARYUNFORTUNATELY”THIS CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACEFOR 72 HOURS.WEST PALM BEACH MAYOR KIETHJAMES IS SPEAKING AFTER AWEEKEND OF PROTESTS - BOTHPEACEFUL AND TENSE.

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