An anti-police protest in Denver outside police department headquarters escalated into violence Saturday night as rioters began smashing windows, setting small fires in the street, throwing rocks and hurling fireworks toward officers, according to reports. Rioters also set fire to an American flag, Marc Sallinger posted on Twitter. A SWAT team was sent out for crowd control and several people were arrested, according to Denver's KCNC-TV. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAt one point, a resident walking her dog confronted one of the rioters who was smashing a window with an ax. “People are breaking every window they see,” Sallinger tweeted.

Source: Fox News August 23, 2020 06:22 UTC