A prolonged confrontation between Black Lives Matter and pro-Trump demonstrators outside Los Angeles turned violent Saturday, as someone drove a car through the pro-Trump group. The driver has been charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.
One man suffered two broken legs, and a woman was moderately injured, Orange County Sheriff’s officials said. It was the second time since Thursday that Southern California protesters have been injured by a vehicle and it’s just the latest vehicle attack of dozens that have been reported since nationwide protests began in May.
But while experts see a rise in vehicle attacks coming from right-wing extremists, police say the driver in Saturday’s incident was a member of the so-called “Caravan for Justice,” which organized the Black Lives Matter protest.
