Another police officer was seen throwing a news camera from a cameraman and beating news reporters attempting to access their news vans. Protestors clashed with members of the LAPD, reportedly suffering excessive force and property damage, with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters being used on a mostly peaceful crowd by police officers in full riot gear. At a subsequent press conference, LAPD Chief William Bratton said that an investigation was underway to "determine if the use of force was appropriate" and that "the vast majority of people who were MacArthur Park were behaving appropriately."