DETROIT - A 27-second video appeared on Facebook Sunday night showing a tense encounter between police and protesters.In the user footage, a squad car surrounded by dozens of individuals starts to accelerate erratically as people refused to get out of the way.
With some individuals ending up on the hood of the squad car, it speeds off and sends two individuals flying from the hood. A third demonstrator still hanging on is also eventually thrown from the vehicle as well.It's the first violent encounter between police and protesters in weeks.
Prior to Sunday's incident, interactions between to the two parties had been relatively peaceful.The clip itself has been shared more than 13,000 times on Facebook, drumming up the typical commentary.