Dueling Protests in Los Angeles Over Vaccine Mandates Leads to Stabbing and Assaults

Police and EMTs assist a man who was injured during fights between protesters against vaccine mandates and counter protesters during a rally near City Hall following the Los Angeles City Council vote earlier this week to draw up an ordinance to require proof of vaccination to enter many public indoor spaces, in Los Angeles on August 14, 2021. David McNew/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—A man who was stabbed during dueling demonstrations in downtown Los Angeles over COVID-19 vaccine mandates has been released from the hospital, police said Aug. 15.

Spokesman Mike Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department had no further information about the victim, and said Aug. 15 that no arrests have been made in Aug. 14’s violence outside City Hall, where many punches and objects were thrown between a group defending vaccine and mask mandates and opponents who think they infringe on personal freedom.