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Bay Area Protests Turn Violent For Second Night In A Row

Protesters light a dumpster on fire, early Monday in Berkeley, Calif., as raucous demonstrations hit the streets of California for a second straight night in response to police killings in Missouri and New York.
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Protesters light a dumpster on fire, early Monday in Berkeley, Calif., as raucous demonstrations hit the streets of California for a second straight night in response to police killings in Missouri and New York.

Protests over police killings in Missouri and New York turned violent in Berkeley, Calif., for the second night in a row as demonstrators vandalized businesses and blocked traffic on a freeway.

"I did a few things that, you know, I'm not too proud of but, you know, I felt like it was all for a good cause at the time," protester Gary Leroy told KRON TV.

Protesters threw rocks and bottles at police, who responded with tear gas.

The Associated Press reports that Sunday's protest began peacefully on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, but became chaotic and spilled into neighboring Oakland. Activists made their way onto Highway 24 and blocked traffic.

The protests came in the wake of a grand jury's decision last week not to indict a New York police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner, and a similar decision in Ferguson, Mo., following the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

On Saturday night, police used smoke, flares and rubber bullets against the demonstrators who turned unruly.

Here are some of the headlines we're seeing on the protests:

-- Protesters reconvene for 2nd night of demonstrations, more violent than the firstThe Daily Californian

-- More protests: Highway 24 blocked; vandalism, looting in BerkeleySan Francisco Chronicle

-- #BerkeleyProtests draw violent response: Social media reactionOakland Tribune

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Krishnadev Calamur is NPR's deputy Washington editor. In this role, he helps oversee planning of the Washington desk's news coverage. He also edits NPR's Supreme Court coverage. Previously, Calamur was an editor and staff writer at The Atlantic. This is his second stint at NPR, having previously worked on NPR's website from 2008-15. Calamur received an M.A. in journalism from the University of Missouri.