SAN JOSE — Three officers were injured, one person was shocked with a Taser and several others were arrested in downtown San Jose early Saturday morning, after a crowd confronted police, authorities said.

San Jose police described a chaotic scene that started when officers were citing people for drinking in a parking lot near the intersection of Santa Clara and Market streets about 1:45 a.m. Saturday.

“A large crowd approached the officers and aggressively interfered with their investigation,” Officer Gina Tepoorten said.

As officers worked to clear the lot, Tepoorten said, they saw a man running and holding a gun.

Police chased the man and arrested him, finding a gun in his waistband, Tepoorten said.

Another man then tried forcibly to pull the man who had the gun away from officers, according to Tepoorten. Officers shocked the second man with a Taser and arrested him as well, she said.

The three officers were treated at the scene for minor injuries they suffered during the melee, Tepoorten said.

In all, more than 60 police officers wound up being called to the scene.

Police did not say Saturday morning how many arrests were made in the incident or release the names of people taken into custody, but Tepoorten said the arrests were for tentative charges that included assaulting an officer, resisting arrest and gun possession.

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