A witness to the altercation between Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León and a community activist at a Christmas tree lighting in Lincoln Heights told reporters it began under circumstances that caused some children at the event to 'cry and scream.'
was involved in an altercation," the LAPD statement said. "While participating in a local community event, Councilmember de León was approached by multiple community members, who blocked his path of travel as he attempted to leave the building. It was during this encounter that an allegation was made of one male, identified as Jason Reedy, headbutting, pushing, and punching Councilmember de León.
The councilman was on stage at Lincoln Park at about 6:30 p.m. Friday when a group of five to six people approached him, according to de León's communications director Pete Brown. "The escalating political rhetoric is beyond unacceptable, now turning verbal threats into physical acts of violence," de León's statement continued. "It's a dangerous pattern that must end before more serious harm or loss of life occurs. Leaders must collectively step up to curb rising hostilities towards staff and elected officials. In no way is violence a form of free speech and acts like these have no place in politics or democracy.
"We came to this event alongside our comrade Jason to hold KDL accountable for his racism and fascist policies," Chun's statement said. "As we approached him and demanded that he resign, we were all assaulted by his supporters and were even called racial insults and slurs such as `Oriental.'
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