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SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – Three San Jose officers were injured and several arrests were made while police were cleaning up a large crowd that gathered early Saturday in the city center.
The melee occurred shortly before 2 am, as police issued citations for drinking alcohol in a location very close to Market Street and Santa Clara Street, police said.
A large crowd approached the police and "aggressively ingested" them in their investigation, police spokeswoman Gina Tepoorten said.
Reserve officers arrived and some were assaulted by the crowd while they were trying to clear the ground, police said.
A suspect was seen running while he was holding a rifle and policemen pursued him, finding the rifle in his belt and putting him in custody, police said.
While they were arresting the suspect, another suspect tried to get him out of the police. The second suspect was arrested and placed in custody, said Tepoorten.
More than 60 officers helped disperse the crowd in the parking lot and in the Market Street corridor.
Several arrests have been made, including one for possession of firearms, Tepoorten said. Three officers sustained life-threatening injuries and were treated at the scene.
The police did not disclose the exact number of arrests nor the names and ages of those arrested.
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