Hundreds protest in Anaheim after an off-duty cop fired shots at teens

The boy again said he told the officer he was going to “sue him”, not “shoot” him.

Anaheim police said they have been receiving calls from people upset about the video from across the U.S., with email inboxes and department voicemail boxes for administrators have been clogged. They took over the area of Euclid Street and Palais Road, where the fracas occurred, and clogged intersections Wednesday night. Police then called in tactical teams and arrested at least ten men, eight women, and six juveniles.

The arrested protesters were allegedly near the house of the police officer responsible for the Tuesday video, whose name had not been released.

Footage appearing to show the off-duty officer in an altercation with a group of teenagers was uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday.

The skirmish and gunfire was caught on cell phone video that has since been widely circulated, contributing to protests that turned violent in Anaheim Wednesday night, resulting in almost two dozen arrests. The teen says that the officer is hurting him and tells him to “let me go. Our city will move forward without delay”.

Two dozen people were arrested in Anaheim, CA after protests broke out following the arrest of two teens confronted by an off-duty cop outside his home.

The incident has lest the family of the 13-year-old rattled.

However, the door that was vandalized didn’t belong to the officer seen in the video. The off-duty officer has not been charged. Anaheim police spokesman Sergeant Daron Wyatt warned that regardless, the video only represented a “very small portion” of the interaction.

HuffPost also spoke to an LAPD spokesperson who said on Wednesday (Feb. 22) that the department has launched an administrative investigation into the incident, although the off-duty cop isn’t now facing any charges.

“You shouldn’t have made the threat to shoot me”, says the officer. Seconds later, the unidentified officer pulled out a gun.

While information as to what exactly led to the confrontation is unclear, KTLA reports the officer got upset after a girl walked on his lawn and the teenager came to her defense. Anaheim police confirmed that the off-duty officer fired the gun once, but said no one was struck by gunfire.

Anaheim Police Chief Raul Quezada is expected to brief the press Thursday afternoon with regard to the investigation.

The off-duty officer has not been arrested, but police say he is cooperating with the investigation.

During the demonstration, Christian’s mother, Alma Jimenez, held up a picture of her son and addressed the demonstrators and police, including some who were wearing riot gear. There was pushing, shouting and struggling in the confrontation and at one point the officer discharged his gun, but did not hit anyone. “A decision whether or not to file charges rests with the District Attorney’s office and is based on facts and evidence”.

The officer is now on administrative leave.

A full investigation into the situation is still underway.