Police officers destroy medical station near protest

ASHEVILLE, NC (The Asheville Citizen-Times) — Police officers in North Carolina stomped on water bottles and destroyed medical supplies at a station set up to aid demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd.

The Asheville Citizen Times reports video shows Asheville police officers in riot gear and holding shields forming a protective circle around other officers who are stomping on water bottles and stabbing bottles with a knife.

Other officers destroyed medical supplies such as bandages and saline solution.

All water bottles have been stabbed with knives and poured out. There is now a large plastic mess on the sidewalk in front of Farm Burger. #avlnews pic.twitter.com/7ZG2qZBgTd

— Angie Wilhelm (@AngelaMWilhelm) June 3, 2020

Mayor Esther Manheimer acknowledged the incident and said the City Council was seeking an explanation. She called the incident “a disappointing moment.”