Antifa-BLM thugs violently assaulted an independent reporter on Saturday who was covering an anti-eviction march through Greektown in Detroit, Michigan.
Marchers chanted, “Black homes are under attack, tell me what do we do, rise up fight back!”
“A man wearing an Antifa pin committed the first assault during the march. Camera stopped a few times while he attempted to steal it. Eventually, others in the group urged him aside to release me from against the building,” independent reporter Brendan Gutenschwager said in a tweet.
WATCH (language warning):
Just got assaulted attempting to cover an anti-eviction march in Detroit this afternoon. A member of the protest ‘security’ ran up, grabbed my camera and forced me against a building #Detroit #DetroitProtests pic.twitter.com/OL9lyKEcHk
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) April 10, 2021
“You’re not f*cking welcome here!” Antifa screamed at him.
VIDEO (language warning):
“You’re not f***ing welcome here.” A man wearing a Press patch then accosts me and tries to force me to leave, as the crowd marched through Greektown in Detroit #Detroit #DetroitProtests pic.twitter.com/fIX7iAxM7L
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) April 10, 2021
Brendan Gutenschwager said a man rammed him against a concrete fence and barricade, bloodied his face and put him in a chokehold.
“A man rammed me against a concrete fence and barricade, bloodying my mouth and elbow as well as putting me in a chokehold while stealing my camera. That was then thrown over a fence, which I eventually was able to retrieve and continue recording,” he said.
A man rammed me against a concrete fence and barricade, bloodying my mouth and elbow as well as putting me in a chokehold while stealing my camera. That was then thrown over a fence, which I eventually was able to retrieve and continue recording #Detroit pic.twitter.com/HRDm9PKuFB
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) April 10, 2021
Gutenschwager said he left for his own safety after being beat up.
Had to leave for my own safety at this point. Lip is busted and am scraped up from the barricade. Praying no other reporters had to endure this while out today. #Detroit
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) April 10, 2021