Windows smashed at anti-police march in Montreal

MONTREAL—Anti-police demonstrators solemnly marched past the site of a tragic shooting where two people — including an innocent bystander — were killed by officers’ bullets.

Then they began smashing windows Wednesday night.

Members of the crowd picked up materials from a construction site and hurled them as projectiles. They pelted bricks and chunks of concrete at about a dozen commercial store windows, attacking businesses like restaurants and coffee shops. Several of the windows shattered.

An outdoor portable toilet was overturned and tossed into the street.

Many of the 200 protestors were dressed head to toe in black or wore black bandanas to conceal their faces, garb commonly worn at rowdy protests. Some later shed their dark clothing to blend back in with the peaceful protestors.

They chanted slogans and held signs denouncing police violence. One giant banner said, “Never again.”

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Source: Toronto Star