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Video: May Day Protester Hits Cop in Downtown L.A.

A video clip went viral Wednesday after an LAPD officer was hit in the head at a May Day rally at 4th and Hill streets.

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the person who hit an officer Tuesday at a May Day rally in downtown Los Angeles.

The man hit the female officer in the back of the head with an object first thought to a skateboard.

The officer was wearing a helmet and was not seriously injured, but was taken to the hospital.

Authorities are now saying the object may have been a drum.

Video of the incident--called "Cheap Shot at A Cop"--has already gone viral on the Internet Wednesday.

Watch it in our media gallery.

LAPD Commander Andy Smith has said that whoever hit the officer--who did not fall, but did have a dented helmet--will be arrested.

Business Insider was quick to call the individual an Occupy LA protester in its coverage of the incident.

It will be interesting to see how Occupy LA responds, if that is in fact the case.

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J, F, May 21, 2013 at 04:48 pm
@A.R. DID YOU GOT ANY OF MY E-MAILS IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY serv.
J, F, May 21, 2013 at 03:10 pm
yes, a video from the news, from the car wash,, day that appear that night on the news channel.
J, F, May 21, 2013 at 03:04 pm
@A.R. Yes can you help me I was going to down load the video from the news from CH,34 but I can'tRead More don't go thru,, I call them they just send me video, guy,
J, F, May 18, 2013 at 09:06 pm
@A.R. thanks!! no, i call ch,34 they came, and we don't know the total.. but I hope was a good dayRead More for the cause,,, A.R. didn't know of the new page,, looking good, J,F,
Anthea Raymond (Editor) May 18, 2013 at 08:45 pm
Thanks for these great photos from the car wash to help the family of David "Dizzy"Read More Martinez. Looks like a good turnout. Would Gina know how much money they made?