Key Takeaways
- The Los Angeles Mayor has declared a local emergency and issued a curfew in downtown Los Angeles to stop vandalism and looting.
- The curfew will be enforced in a one-square-mile area of downtown Los Angeles, spanning from the 5 Freeway to the 110 Freeway and from the 10 Freeway to the intersection of the 110 and 5 Freeways.
- The curfew is expected to last for several days.
Washington: A curfew will be enforced in some parts of Los Angeles amid the ongoing protests, Mayor Karen Bass said.
“I wanted to let the city know that I have declared a local emergency and issued a curfew for downtown Los Angeles to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting,” Bass said at a news conference on Tuesday night, as quoted by The Los Angeles Times newspaper.
The curfew will be enforced in a one-square-mile area of downtown Los Angeles, spanning from the 5 Freeway to the 110 Freeway and from the 10 Freeway to the intersection of the 110 and 5 Freeways, according to Mayor Bass.
The mayor said she expected the curfew to last for several days.
