Video Shows Baltimore Rioters Pulling Man Out of Liquor Shop, Kicking Him
Those watching live coverage of the ongoing Baltimore riots may have noticed a particularly gruesome incident live on WBAL-TV.
When a group of demonstrators swarmed Uptown Liquors on North Ave. in the western part of the city, WBAL’s cameras captured footage of rioters pulling a seemingly unconscious man out of the store and putting him on the sidewalk outside the shop. Several people then kicked the person while he was on the floor.
Uptown Liquors and Beauty Fair being TRASHED on North Ave btwn Smallwood and Pulaski Sts. There's a Baptist Church right next to Uptown
— Jim Russ (@JimWBALTraffic) April 27, 2015
So… watching the #Baltimore looting. Did the guy dragged from the Uptown Liquors store get killed by the mob? Or, stomped unconscious? Or…?
— John Moravec (@moravec) April 27, 2015
Feel bad for the owners of Uptown Liquors about now. #hardball
— Matt Manzella (@MatManz) April 27, 2015
.@justin_fenton @baltimoresun I just watched a guy dragged from his store and sucker punched and stomped pic.twitter.com/R8zYI7bpWt
— Joe Talaiver (@jtalaiver) April 27, 2015
It is unclear whether the unidentified man was a patron or owner of the liquor shop. His condition is currently unknown.
The violent protests come after days of peaceful demonstrations in response to the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who suffered a fatal spinal injury while in the custody of Baltimore police. He was under arrest for possessing a switch-blade knife when officers reportedly put him in a van and went for a “ride,” without properly restraining him.
Watch the footage below, via WBAL:
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