Here’s the latest news into the LA-IMC newsroom as of 12:00 AM:
High school walkouts have been reported throughout the city at well over 50 different schools. Many other schools have been placed on lockdown.
The massive downtown march as started. Now estimated at 50,000+ and growing. Smaller feeder marches are steaming in from all directions into the downtown area.
Port workers are holding a rally in Banning Park near the harbor after forcing the Port authority to declare May Day a holiday thus closing the harbor. Unconfirmed reports of a few arrests in the downtown area. Some students have been detained and returned to campuses. All events seem to be peaceful at this time. No reports of police violence.
5:20 PM: The Police is trying to break up the march at 6th street and Park View. The people refuse to leave, each side standing face to face. The Lawyer's Guild of LA is negociating with the police for a compromise. There are still about 50,000 people at McArthur Park.
Update: 6:20 PM, The police has attacked the crowd at Alvarado and 7th street. Thousands of people are panicking and running away. The police is also firing rubber bullets into the crowd.
Please see the newswire for more details.
