UK Daily Mail Police say the protesters, who range from 16 to 43 years of age, were arrested for rioting in Lancaster early Monday
The 13 protesters remained behind bars on Tuesday with bail for seven of them set at $1 million each
The protests erupted after the police shooting of a knife-wielding man, Ricardo Munoz, on Sunday
Authorities said the protests degenerated into rioting that damaged the police headquarters and produced an arson fire that blocked a downtown intersection
"The protests concerned the shooting death by police of a Ricardo Munoz, whose sister had called authorities in hopes of having him involuntarily committed for mental health treatment.
"Police have made public the officer's body camera video.
Bodycam video shows Ricardo Munoz, 27, pictured 'brandishing a knife over his head' in a threatening manner. He was shot dead
"It showed Munoz, 27, approaching the officer with the knife in what appeared to be a menacing manner, before the officer, who has not been publicly identified, shot and killed him.
"Munoz had been out on bond, awaiting trial for allegations he stabbed four people last year, including a teenage boy who was stabbed in the face.
"His sister said Munoz was mentally ill - diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia - and hadn't been taking his medications.
"She said she had called a crisis intervention organization and a police non-emergency number to get her brother involuntarily committed." . . .
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