Chaos and anarchy paid a visit to Cleveland on Sunday.

Activists took to the streets following a “Black Lives Matters” national conference, resulting in clashes with police, who were forced to use pepper spray to control the mob.

#happeningNow #M4BL protesters pepper sprayed in #Cleveland @mvmt4bl pic.twitter.com/9JyFCp2vMq

— Kenny Foster (@KentFosterSF) July 26, 2015

The unrest began when police arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly having an open container of alcohol, according to ABC 5 in Cleveland. Witnesses claim officers slammed the teen to the ground.

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Police said the juvenile was intoxicated to the point where he was unable to care for himself.

The 14-year-old was placed in a police car, and then an ambulance, which was surrounded by an angry crowd who refused to let the vehicle leave the area. Eventually the teen was released at the scene to his parents.

Cops arrested one of ours (a 14 yr old). Won’t contact his mother. We will not let them leave with him even after they pepper spray us–babies included. #whodoyouprotectwhodoyouserve #M4BL #cleveland

A video posted by Andrew Humphrey (@humphreymarion) on Jul 26, 2015 at 2:07pm PDT

Police showed tremendous restraint as the lawless mob took over the streets of Cleveland — where the GOP will hold the 2016 Republican National Convention. Much of the chaos was captured on video and posted on social media.

Here’s a sampling of the videos from Twitter:

They got a 14 year old handcuffed going into the ems #m4bl pic.twitter.com/q42VeGcgYN

— #PennyRaps Dropped. (@RicWilson) July 26, 2015

They just pepper sprayed an entire group of us here #m4bl pic.twitter.com/6mAy4nuMLV

— BLACK POWER ranger (@MalcolmLondon) July 26, 2015

Protestors demand release of 14 year old arrested by Cleveland PD. https://t.co/yQKO7NBTf5

— deray mckesson (@deray) July 26, 2015

They just let the teenager go. “This is what community looks like.” #M4BL pic.twitter.com/bqhA8N9v9m

— Mvmt 4 Black Lives (@mvmt4bl) July 26, 2015

RN “You can’t write this sh*t bruh.” A butterfly over the cheering crowd after Black teenager was released. #M4BL pic.twitter.com/dTzgZooqIV

— Mvmt 4 Black Lives (@mvmt4bl) July 26, 2015

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