‘Worrying’ footage shows anti-ICE protester doling out tactical gear in Los Angeles as violence escalates

Unsettling footage has emerged of an anti-ICE protester brazenly doling out tactical gear to masked agitators in California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats repeatedly claiming the demonstrations have been largely peaceful.

The unidentified person was caught on camera dispersing what appeared to be riot shields and gas masks to the crowd from the back of a pickup truck Monday afternoon — just steps from downtown federal buildings.

Scores of rioters could be seen running toward the truck to grab the masks, which had the brand “Bionic Shield” emblazoned across them, the footage shot by Fox11 showed.

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“This is a worrying sight,” Fox11 anchor Elex Michaelson reacted to the clip.

“This is troublemakers. You don’t put on a mask unless you have a plan of not wanting somebody to see your face. This is concerning.”

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The disturbing scene emerged as 2,000 National Guard troops to head to LA to help quell the violence after weekend protests descended into utter chaos.

As the riots entered their fifth day, wild scenes have shown anti-ICE agitators hurling rocks and cement at federal agents, as well as setting cars on fire and storming highways.

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In one particularly disturbing scene, the FBI said it was hunting for a masked brute – identified as 40-year-old Elpidio Reyna — who was caught on camera hurling bricks at federal law enforcement authorities as they drove by.

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“WANTED: Elpidio Reyna can run, but he can’t hide. He threw rocks at federal officers leaving a command post in Paramount on Saturday, a brazen attack caught on film and that could have resulted in deaths,” US Attorney Bill Essayli said.

Reyna, who still wasn’t in custody as of late Monday, is charged with assault on a federal officer and faces up to eight years in prison if convicted, authorities said. 

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Scores of others have already been arrested as law enforcement scrambled to regain control of the city.

Despite the mayhem, the governor and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass were among those ripping Trump for bringing in the National Guard — as they continued to insist the protests were overwhelmingly peaceful.

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Newsom has also accused Trump of stoking the flames and using federal power as a political weapon.

The president has insisted the city would have been “completely obliterated” if he had not deployed the Guard.