SUV hits demonstrators in San Jose, reportedly takes fire from law enforcement

A silver SUV hit two demonstrators at protests in San Jose on Friday night, and the San Jose Police Department is investigating the incident.

Videos from the scene show the SUV driving around a group of protesters at the intersection of Sixth and Santa Clara streets, as a person in the passenger seat appears to trade insults with the demonstrators.

Projectiles are then thrown at the SUV before it accelerates into reverse, running over one protester and knocking another one onto the ground. (WARNING: The video contains graphic content.) The current condition of the two individuals hit by the SUV is unknown.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office announced that one of its deputies was involved in a "shooting in the area of Sixth Street and Santa Clara Street," at 9 p.m. Friday, and the Mercury News and KTVU reported the deputy was firing on the SUV as it fled the scene.

The San Jose Police Department is handling the investigation of the incident, and no further information was made available.

Demonstrators gathered in cities across the county to protest the killing of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department, but many protests turned violent.

One demonstrator was killed in Detroit and a Federal Protective Services officer was killed in Oakland.

Eric Ting is an SFGATE digital reporter. Email: eric.ting@sfgate.com | Twitter:@_ericting