A protest has occupied the US Route 101 in Los Angeles! Hundreds of vehicles are trapped, and 300 soldiers have rushed into the downtown area, with one long stick per person to prepare for clearing the scene.

According to the reports from the Los Angeles Times and CBS, approximately 300 fully armed National Guard members have already entered the downtown area of Los Angeles. They are using long sticks and automatic rifles to disperse the protesting crowd. On-site reporters found that due to the increasing number of protesters, dozens of National Guard members were supplemented by more than 200 others. The National Guard members have fired tear gas and non-lethal rubber bullets at the protesters in an attempt to drive them away. However, the protesters have retaliated fiercely with stones, Molotov cocktails, water bottles, and bricks. A fierce standoff has formed between both sides in the southern downtown area of Los Angeles.

According to the aerial footage from CBS, the National Guard personnel currently on site each carry a long stick and an automatic rifle. The long stick is used for "Method of Control" (MOC) in non-lethal situations, meaning they strike the protesting crowd with the long stick to force them to retreat and achieve the purpose of dispersing the crowd. The automatic rifle is used for lethal situation strikes and dispersal tasks. If the initial shooting of non-lethal rubber bullets encounters danger, they will fire normal lethal bullets at the crowd.

According to the latest on-site footage, at 1:10 PM local time on June 8th, the National Guard personnel formed a human wall and continuously drove away the protesters in three echelons. The first line of police officers used riot shields to push back the crowd, while the subsequent two lines of personnel were responsible for using tear gas and stun guns for vigilance. About 15 minutes later, the crowd had been driven out of the federal building grounds.

During this period, some emotionally agitated protesters engaged in intense shoving with the police, but they were quickly dispersed by rubber bullets. Currently, the National Guard has taken control of the Edward Roybal Federal Building office location surrounded by the protesting crowd. The protesters have been scattered to various parts of the city.

According to NBC's report at 2:00 PM local time on June 8th, the protesters who were driven away by the police and military reassembled near the US Route 101 near the Edward Roybal Federal Building. They temporarily blocked all highway traffic on the 101 freeway, trapping approximately 550 to 700 cars. As local police and arriving federal agents attempted to control the highway situation, the protesters suddenly poured onto the southbound lanes via the off-ramps, once again blocking the road surface.

At the same time, the protesters also surrounded a small vehicle carrying police officers. Currently, the protesters are advancing toward three freeway intersections near the Two Bang Building, while the Los Angeles Police Department and federal agents are still driving away protesters in the city center and have no time to spare for the changing situation near the Edward Roybal Federal Building.

It is worth noting that Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, who has had a long-standing poor relationship with Trump, publicly stated that he absolutely cannot tolerate the deployment of federal troops to quell the rebellion within the city. He loudly called for peace. Meanwhile, the White House stated that if Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass cannot stop the unrest, the federal government will firmly intervene.

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