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The protests were largely peaceful and held across the Tri-Cities region of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee. [30] Danville: On June 1, dozens of protesters marched up and down Main Street in Danville. [31] Galax: On June 3, approximately 70 protesters gathered at Felts Park and marched to the Galax Police Department courtyard. [32]
During the early morning hours of June 15, a protest was held outside of the Richmond Police Headquarters against the police brutality exhibited by the RPD over the previous two weeks. Police shot protesters with non-lethal bullets and tear gas. [55] The next day, June 16, Chief William Smith of the Richmond Police resigned at the request of ...
Some schools have reached agreements with protesters to end the demonstrations and reduce the possibility of disrupting final exams and commencements. The Associated Press has recorded at least 61 incidents since April 18 in which arrests were made at protests, with more than 2,400 people being arrested on 47 campuses.
Police fired tear gas and beanbags at protesters. Protesters stated police fired at them without warning, while Dayton's police chief said projectiles were fired in response to water bottles and rocks being thrown. [78] May 30, 2020 Denver, Colorado: Police shot a protester with a pepperball round, allegedly without provocation, as he filmed ...
Eyewitness footage shows the immediate aftermath of a shooting incident in Richmond, Virginia, where a man armed with four handguns killed two people and wounded five others when he fired into a ...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was a focal point of a deadly white nationalist protest in 2017 has been melted down and will be repurposed into new ...
A pick-up truck drove through a crowd of 20 to 30 people. Protesters reported the incident as a hit-and-run. [60] June 13, 2020: Richmond: Virginia: A police vehicle hit protesters near the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue. [61] June 16, 2020: Dallas: Texas: A driver hit a protester with his car before exiting and pulling out a firearm ...
President Donald Trump wanted U.S. troops to shoot protesters during racial justice demonstrations in 2020, according to a new book from former Defense Secretary Mark Esper. “Can't you just ...