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"Small group lit a trash can on fire at 4th and Church Streets." What follows is a record of events Saturday night as captured by our WCNC Charlotte live blog. Protesters have been gathering across the country over the death of George Floyd, who died Monday after being taken into custody by the Minneapolis Police Department. John continued, "What's going on is a matter of human rights, and objecting to any activity supporting the government of Eritrea and supporting them in any way because of the egregious lack of human rights or poor record in human rights." A WCNC Charlotte crew notes some protesters were standing outside the Morris Costumes shop earlier in the afternoon. The North Carolina unrest happened the same day rioting broke out between two rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands on Saturday night.
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For most of the day, it appeared that crowds would remain peaceful before things took a turn just before 11 p.m. At one point, a person attempted to throw an object at a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer. Jaweed Kaleem is a national correspondent at the Los Angeles Times. With a focus on issues outside of California, he has traveled to dozens of states to cover news and deeply reported features on the complexity of the American experience. His articles frequently explore race, religion, politics, social debates and polarized society. Kaleem was previously based in London, where he was a lead news writer on Russia’s war on Ukraine and spearheaded European coverage for the Times, including the Global California initiative.
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Eighteen people were taken to the hospital while another 37 were treated and released from the scene, the department said. UCLA President Michael Drake said in a statement Tuesday night that he supports campus taking this step toward dismantling the encampment. A crackdown on demonstrators at Columbia University in New York spawned a wave of activism at universities across the country, with more than 1,600 arrests. Two officers were treated for injuries and were released from the hospital.
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CMPD announced they will reopen the I-277 ramp after protesters are moved off of the premises. Protesters have relocated to across the street from the on-ramp, to allow traffic to continue. Cars passing protesters honked their horns as they drove by.
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“Individuals in the crowd are continuing to throw items at officers. For that reason, you are ordered to leave the area,” officers said. "Since then a civilian's vehicle has been damaged and several protester's have been throwing objects such as scooters, signs and cones," CMPD described on Twitter.
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In a statement, CMPD expressed that the community’s vocie is important they will always work to protect it and facilitate peaceful and lawful protests. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested 30 people and found at least six handguns and rifles in possession illegally. CMPD said a group of around 100 demonstrators began to peacefully assemble at the department’s headquarters and officers were able to intermingle and have constructive conversations with community members.
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One post illustrated how the Eritrean cultural event was being protested by a rival group, but more information was not immediately available. "The people attending the event that was being protested have ended their event and left the scene. Protesters remain on scene and still have not dispersed," CMPD wrote at the time. The pepper spray hit a few protesters, as well as a few officers, according to police. Saturday’s protests in Charlotte remained mostly peaceful for several hours. Crowds grew throughout the day and continued into the night.
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For the latest breaking news, weather and traffic alerts, download the WCNC Charlotte mobile app and enable push notifications. Tens of thousands of people have fled Eritrea for Europe, many alleging they were mistreated by the repressive government of President Isaias Afwerki. The conflicts underscore deep divisions among members of the Eritrean diaspora between those who remain close to the government and those who have fled to live in exile and strongly oppose Afwerki. The fighting is the latest outbreak of violence at Eritrean events in Europe. Images from the scene showed vehicles in flames and dozens of men in the street, some throwing rocks. Just after 8 p.m., CMPD announced firefighters had to be called in after protestors set a tractor-trailer on fire, luckily no one was hurt.
A protester told WCNC Charlotte's Lexi Wilson about his experience, as a Jamaican, seeing protests spread nationwide this past week after George Floyd's death in Minneapolis. As officers circled around the woman, protesters rushed to see what was happening. Mack said she believes people from outside Charlotte are intervening in the Charlotte community's peaceful protests. WCNC Charlotte's Lexi Wilson confirms that tear gas and rubber bullets have been used around the uptown protesters. CMPD told protesters If they don't disperse, they will be subject to arrest.
The officer, identified as Brentley Vinson, is black, authorities said. At one intersection, Gomez said, some of the protesters turned around and held their ground, and some pushed into police. Officers then started yelling "Move back!" and some then pushed into crowd with their bikes and knocked over a couple people. What appeared to be a peaceful night of protests against the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, turned unruly late Sunday, reports the CBS affiliate there, WBTV. It was the third straight night of demonstrations against the GOP gathering, which officially kicks off Monday.
The shooting prompted investigations by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. As is customary for the department, Vinson was placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation. In November 2016, county prosecutors decided not to charge Vinson, concluding that the shooting was justified.
There are no plans at this time to deploy the National Guard in response to demonstrations. Officers arrived it tactical gear and attempted to disperse a hostile crowd. Robert Dawkins, the state organizer of SAFE Coalition NC, a grass-roots advocacy group set up in 2013 to promote police accountability, said the city and its police force had made some progress in recent years, but there was more work ahead. The donations, split equally between the International Assn. of Chiefs of Police and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, were aimed at solving a national problem. But Jordan didn’t have to go far to see the need, and this week the entire country watched as Charlotte’s racial tensions spilled into violence. Truist Field does hire off-duty CMPD officers as well as Mecklenburg County deputies.
Police said the officers called for backup and they continued to exchange fire with the suspect. More gunfire came from inside the house as officers approached the suspect, setting off a long standoff, Jennings said. "There's indication that the suspect saw them coming to the house prior to them getting to the front door," Jennings said during a news conference Tuesday. That same month, three officers in Baton Rouge, La., were killed, and three others were wounded in what the authorities described as an “ambush.” The gunman was killed during a shootout. The president urged leaders in Congress to take action “to combat the scourge of gun violence” by banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and by passing universal background checks, among other measures.
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