Man injured when Portsmouth Confederate statue fell on him is in stable condition

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Source: pilotonline

Chris Green, who had been trying to get people out of the way when one of the four Confederate statues on the monument in Portsmouth fell on him Wednesday night, is in stable condition, according to state police.

Green, 45, was with hundreds of others who rallied around the statues Wednesday after the City Council put off taking action on removing the monument in a meeting earlier that night. Demonstrators beheaded the four statues and pulled one down with a tow rope.

When the statue came down, Green was under it. He remains hospitalized in stable condition, Sgt. Michelle Anaya, spokeswoman for Virginia State Police, said Thursday night. Portsmouth Police asked state police to investigate the man’s injuries. Whether any charges are filed from the incident would be determined by the commonwealth’s attorney, Anaya said.

Green lost consciousness after his head was cut open. Protesters first took a knee and then began to disperse as Green was taken to the hospital.

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[flibbitygiblets]

1. How the f**k do you get hit by a falling statue?

[Journeyman]

2. It appears he was trying to get others to back away and it fell quicker than he expected . . .

Can't fault a person for trying to keep others safe, though in this case it appears it went horribly awry.

[Talitha]

3. No matter how it 'happened' - - I think all of us here at DU wish him well.

[lagomorph777]

4. May this be the last person hurt by a Confederate soldier.

Unfortunately though, we still have a Confederate Commander In Chief. So the American Carnage will continue.

[yellowcanine]

5. Last casualty of the Civil War?

[Polybius]

6. MAGA's are gloating over this

I see it on my Facebook feed.

[Jose Garcia]

7. These statues need to go, but this is not the way