DETROIT - NOTE: Detroit Police Chief James Craig responded to the video posted on social media during a press conference on Monday, arguing agitators escalated the scene.
Click here to read his recap.A 27-second video appeared on Facebook Sunday night showing a tense encounter between police and protesters.In the user footage, a squad car surrounded by dozens of individuals starts to accelerate erratically as people refused to get out of the way.
With some individuals ending up on the hood of the squad car, it speeds off and sends two individuals flying from the hood. A third demonstrator still hanging on is also eventually thrown from the vehicle as well.It's the first violent encounter between police and protesters in weeks.