Fake Blood Drips At LACMA; LAPD Issues Dispersal Order

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Police Department issued a dispersal area around Wilshire Boulevard and Ogden Street after abortion rights protesters poured fake blood around the iconic Los Angeles County Museum Of Art lampposts.

The first dispersal order was issued around 3:25 p.m. and a second around 4:18 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The area was completely cleared by 4:30 p.m.

The abortion rights protesters began their demonstration around 12 p.m., at which point a pair of vets chained themselves to the lamppost installation at the LACMA amid a sea of body bags, hangers and fake blood in an attempt to bring attention to the lives that will be affected by the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning Roe v. Wade.

The protest had drawn police to the site by 2 p.m. Three people were arrested for felony vandalism, according to LAPD.

The protest shut down traffic in both directions on Wilshire Boulevard from Spaulding to Fairfax avenues, Los Angeles police reported.

The group held a similar demonstration at Los Angeles City Hall earlier in July, when four pro-choice activists chained themselves to City Hall and dripped fake blood down the steps.

City News Service contributed to this report.