WATCH: Person Seriously Injured After Confederate Statue Lands On Him As Rioters Tear It Down

A person who was present when a confederate statue was torn down in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Wednesday night was seriously injured when the statue landed on the individual, appearing to hit the man in the head.

“Demonstrators beheaded the four Confederate statues before pulling one down using a tow rope Wednesday night at the Portsmouth Confederate monument as police watched,” the Daily Press reported. “A protester was injured as the statue fell, hitting him on the head. Louie Gibbs, vice president of the Portsmouth NAACP, said the man, who was in his 30s, lost consciousness. The man’s head was cut open, and he was transported to the hospital.”