Day 5 of downtown L.A. protests

Tuesday marks the 5th day of protests in and around Los Angeles.

June 10, 2025 6:34 PM PT

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Tom Carroll stopped by the Metropolitan Detention Center on Alameda Street to interview protestors and chat with his colleague, reporter Salvador Hernandez, to get a sense of what day 5 was like.

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Tom Carroll

Tom Carroll is a content creator for the Los Angeles Times. Before joining The Times in 2022, he created, produced and hosted the web series “Tom Explores Los Angeles.” He has produced stories for NPR and Gimlet. A fourth-generation Southern Californian, he is a graduate of Occidental College and the University of Southern California.

Salvador Hernandez

Salvador Hernandez is a reporter on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. Before joining the newsroom in 2022, he was a senior reporter for BuzzFeed News, where he covered criminal justice issues, the growing militia movement and breaking news. He also covered crime as a reporter at the Orange County Register. He is a Los Angeles native.