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The Charlottesville car attack was a white supremacist terrorist attack [12] perpetrated on August 12, 2017, when James Alex Fields Jr. deliberately drove his car into a crowd of people peacefully protesting the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one person and injuring 35.
At around 1:45 p.m., self-identified white supremacist James Alex Fields Jr. deliberately rammed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters about 1 ⁄ 2 mile (800 m) away from the rally site, killing Heather Heyer and injuring 35 people. [citation needed] Fields fled the scene in his car
Violent clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia took a deadly turn on Saturday when a driver plowed his vehicle into the crowd, killing a 32-year-old ...
One woman was killed and 19 others were injured when a 20-year-old allegedly plowed a car into protesters at a white nationalist rally on Saturday. One woman was killed and 19 others were injured ...
After Charlottesville refused to approve another march, Unite the Right held an anniversary rally on August 11–12, 2018, called "Unite the Right 2", in Washington, D.C. [45] The rally drew only 20–30 protesters amidst thousands of counter-protesters, [46] including religious organizations, civil rights groups, and anti-fascist organizers.
An avowed white supremacist was sentenced to life plus 419 years on state charges for driving his car into protesters during a white nationalist rally.
On June 24, 2018, during a court hearing, Kessler unexpectedly dropped plans to hold a rally in Charlottesville, and posted plans on Twitter for a rally in Washington, D.C. [31] On August 3, 2018, after withdrawing his request for an injunction, Kessler voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit against the City of Charlottesville.
The Charlottesville demonstration had not yet officially begun when fights between protesters and counter-protesters forced police to shut the event down. Local state of emergency declared after ...