What these videos from LA tell us about the protests

BBC Verify senior journalist

Some of the footage of the violence in LA came from the Paramount area, which is more than 20 km (12 miles) from the centre of the city.

One video we’ve verified shows a man wearing a crash helmet in the middle of a multi-lane street hurling rocks or bricks at approaching vehicles.

Another is of lines of law enforcement firing tear gas towards protesters across a main road. Both were posted soon after reports of violence in Paramount emerged on Saturday.

We verified that the videos were not old footage, and also established that they were filmed within 200 metres of each other by checking the road signs and layout on Google Street View.

One sign was for a branch of Home Depot - the hardware chain where an immigration raid took place which reportedly set off the protests. Authorities have denied they had targeted the store.

The local mayor said ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents were gathering in the area because there is a Department of Homeland Security facility nearby (also shown on Google Maps).