A group of protesters against excessive police force briefly marched up to the elevated Westbank Expressway this afternoon, before encountering Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputies and vehicles.
According to The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate, a woman says she was struck by a law enforcement officer, and the sheriff's office says one of its deputies was hit in the face by a demonstrator.
The protesters are demanding the sheriff's office equip deputies with body cameras in the wake of a deputy fatally shooting Modesto Reyes last month. The sheriff's office says Reyes fled police and aimed a firearm at a pursuing deputy when he was killed.
Protesters went back down to ground level and assembled in front of JPSO headquarters, according to WWL-TV's Paul Murphy.
Sheriff Joe Lopinto said the protest was mostly peaceful, but five people were arrested. One deputy was treated and released at a local hospital for facial injuries.
