Group of 20-25 masked people armed with rocks break Allegheny County jail window and camera before running off

Several taken into custody

Several taken into custody

WEBVTT BURGH'S ACTION NEWS 4BEGINS WITH BREAKING NEWS.>> ALL FIREWORKS, --JANELLE: CHAOS DOWNTOWN AS RIOTERS TAKE AIM AT THE COUNTYJAIL.ANDREW: AT LEAST ONE OFFICERINJURED.HANDCUFFED AND HAULED OFF TO THESAME JAIL POLICE SAY THEY PELTEDWITH ROCKS, YOU'RE LOOKING ATSOME OF THE MEN AND WOMENACCUSED IN THAT ATTACK.JANELLE: BEAU BERMAN WAS THEFIRST REPORTER TO BRING YOU LIVECOVERAGE FROM THE SCENE, ANDHE'S STILL THERE AS POLICE PIECETOGETHER THE REASON FOR THE RIOTHERE.BEAU?REPORTER: YES, THIS RIOT TURNEDVIOLENT, TAKE A LOOK TO MYRIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S AROCK INSIDE THIS SHERIFFDEPUTY'S VEHICLE, THE WINDOWBUSTED OUT.THE WAR DEN OF THE THE JAILTELLING US TONIGHT THERE HADBEEN PROTESTERS OUTSIDE THE JAILFOR SEVERAL DAYS NOW, WHO WERESUPPORTING INMATES SUPPOSEDLYPROTESTING ON THE INSIDE.BUT THE WARDEN MAKING ACORRECTION SAYING THAT THEREWERE NOT PROTESTS HAPPENINGINSIDE.EITHER WAY WE WATCHED TONIGHT ASSEVERAL PEOPLE WERE TAKEN INTOCUSTODY.SEVERAL MEN AND WOMEN WEREHANDCUFFED CAN AND TAKEN INTOCUSTODY.>> THEY ARE ALL MESSED UPSHOOTING OFF FIREWORKS.REPORTER: WEARING BLACKCLOTHING, CARRYING BLACKBACKPACKS, NAY THREW ROCKS ANDINJURED AN OFFICER.>> I'LL FIGHT WITH THEM.REPORTER: NONE OF THOSE TAKENINTO CUSTODY ANSWERED WHEN IASKED WHAT THEY DORPING OUTSIDETHE JAIL K. YOU TELL US WHAT YOUWERE DOING, WHY YOU WERE DOWNHERE?THERE WERE SEVERAL SEPARATESCENES AS POLICE TOOK ADDITIONALSUSPECTS INTO CUSTODY IN THEPARKING LOT NEXT TO THE 10THSTREET BRIDGE.AND CLOSER TO THE JAIL BY THEBIKE PATH KNOWN AS THE JAILTRAIL.POLICE SAY THERE WERE 20 TO 25PEOPLE ALTOGETHER WHO TOOK OFFRUNNING AFTER THE INITIAL ATTACKON THE JAIL.THEIR MOTIVATION FOR THESEEMINGLY SUDDEN ATTACK REMAINSUNCLEAR TONIGHT.THIS IS THAT ROCK INSIDE THESHERIFF DEPUTY'S VEHICLE THATWAS THROWN THROUGH THAT BACKWINDOW.ALSO THAT DAMAGE DONE TO THEBACK WINDOWS OF THE JAIL.POLICE SAY THEY MADE 11 ARRESTSTONIGHT, OR TOOK 11 PEOPLE INTOCUSTODY TONIGHT WITH WITH CHARGE

Group of 20-25 masked people armed with rocks break Allegheny County jail window and camera before running off

Several taken into custody

Pittsburgh Police say a group of about 20-25 masked people armed with rocks and sticks have broken several windows at the Allegheny County Jail as well as the windows on multiple police cruisers. A bicycle officer also suffered a shoulder injury during a scuffle. Eleven suspects were handcuffed and taken into custody. The group was seen fleeing the area of the jail, running for the river trail near the 10th Street Bridge.Several separate scenes were manned by police at once while dealing with various clusters of suspects who ran from the jail. At least three large, black windows were broken on the back wall of the jail facing the jail trail. Large rocks were seen on the asphalt pathway next to the fence leading toward the jail building. Shards of glass could be seen below the broken windows on the building. A rock was still visible inside a Allegheny County Sheriff's office vehicle that had a hole in the rear window. Warden Orlando Harper released a statement after the vandalism. “Earlier thisevening, a group of protesters downtown began setting off fireworks andthrowing rocks at the County Jail and the Municipal Court Building. Theiractions resulted in several non-security windows being broken at the Jail aswell of several car windows being smashed at the Municipal Court Building. We thank thePittsburgh Police for its quick response to the calls to County 9-1-1. At thistime, we understand that there are 11 people in custody and that PittsburghPolice will be making determinations regarding charges against thoseindividuals. Contrary toreports made by the group that has been organizing the protests over the lastfew days, there are no sit-ins or protests going on inside the jail, nor havethere been. Tonight’s incident has not impacted operations at all. The facilityremains secure and safe for all inmates and employees," said Harper.

PITTSBURGH —

Pittsburgh Police say a group of about 20-25 masked people armed with rocks and sticks have broken several windows at the Allegheny County Jail as well as the windows on multiple police cruisers.

Beau Berman

Rioters break multiple windows at the Allegheny County Jail

A bicycle officer also suffered a shoulder injury during a scuffle. Eleven suspects were handcuffed and taken into custody.

Beau Berman

Photo of damage made to an Allegheny County Sheriff’s cruiser.

The group was seen fleeing the area of the jail, running for the river trail near the 10th Street Bridge.

Several separate scenes were manned by police at once while dealing with various clusters of suspects who ran from the jail.

At least three large, black windows were broken on the back wall of the jail facing the jail trail.

Large rocks were seen on the asphalt pathway next to the fence leading toward the jail building. Shards of glass could be seen below the broken windows on the building.

A rock was still visible inside a Allegheny County Sheriff's office vehicle that had a hole in the rear window.

Warden Orlando Harper released a statement after the vandalism.

“Earlier thisevening, a group of protesters downtown began setting off fireworks andthrowing rocks at the County Jail and the Municipal Court Building. Theiractions resulted in several non-security windows being broken at the Jail aswell of several car windows being smashed at the Municipal Court Building.

We thank thePittsburgh Police for its quick response to the calls to County 9-1-1. At thistime, we understand that there are 11 people in custody and that PittsburghPolice will be making determinations regarding charges against thoseindividuals.

Contrary toreports made by the group that has been organizing the protests over the lastfew days, there are no sit-ins or protests going on inside the jail, nor havethere been. Tonight’s incident has not impacted operations at all. The facilityremains secure and safe for all inmates and employees," said Harper.

Group of 20-25 masked people armed with rocks break Allegheny County jail window and camera before running off

Several taken into custody

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