LA restaurant owner from El Salvador helps police officers who were pepper-sprayed during ICE protests

COMPTON, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) – A restaurant owner, who is an immigrant from El Salvador, stepped up to help both demonstrators and police officers who were injured in protests in Los Angeles.

Elizabeth Mendoza is the owner of La Ceiba Restaurante in Compton.

The restaurant stayed open during the protests, but Mendoza said a violent clash between demonstrators and law enforcement happened just feet away…

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