For the first time in about 30 years, Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus said they used gas to disperse a large crowd Sunday night during after some protesters hurled rocks, frozen water bottles and a pyrotechnic at police on the West 7th Street bridge.
The 300-person protest, which started downtown, had been peaceful, Kraus said, but he said officers started to hear that protesters were planning on causing damage to West 7th Street businesses. Officers blocked entry onto West 7th Street via the bridge and asked protesters to turn around. Kraus said about half the crowd did.
A standoff ensued with the remaining protesters, who he said started throwing rocks and frozen water bottles, and even bottles they believe were filled with bleach.
