On Sunday, May 31, a little over an hour before calling for the National Guard, Police Chief Cynthia Renaud arrived at Santa Monica Airport in a California Fire Department helicopter.

The previous night, Renaud had called from Sacramento, where she was attending her daughter's graduation, and ordered the deployment of 22 officers to supplement the 35 that were scheduled for regular duty on Sunday.

Over the weekend, violence had broken out in demonstrations around Los Angeles, and a peaceful protest was scheduled to begin in Santa Monica at noon that day.

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