Car drives through crowd, protester shot in Colorado

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 3:28 am CDT, Sunday, July 26, 2020

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A car drove through a crowd and a protester was shot in the suburban Denver suburb of Aurora during demonstrations against racial injustice.

The Aurora Police Department said on Twitter that protesters were walking on Interstate 225 Saturday when a vehicle drove through.

Police said a protester fired a weapon, striking at least one person who was taken to a hospital in stable condition.

Authorities said the vehicle was towed and they are investigating. Protesters also broke windows to the courthouse and a fire was started in an office, police said. An unlawful assembly was declared and police ordered protesters to leave the area, authorities said.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/Car-drives-through-crowd-protester-shot-in-15434647.php

[Judi Lynn]

1. Footage shows moment car drives through protesters in Colorado - video

Sun 26 Jul 2020 07.48 EDT

- video at link -

A car drove through a crowd and a protester was shot in the Denver suburb of Aurora on Saturday during demonstrations against racial injustice.

The Aurora police department said on Twitter that protesters were walking on Interstate 225 when a vehicle drove through them, and a protester fired a weapon, wounding at least one person who was taken to a hospital in stable condition

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/jul/26/footage-shows-moment-car-drives-through-protesters-in-colorado-video

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Car drives through Black Lives Matter protest in Aurora, Colorado
A man was also shot during the Aurora march, as rival militias demonstrated in Kentucky

Associated Press

Sun 26 Jul 2020 01.35 EDTLast modified on Sun 26 Jul 2020 07.49 EDT


Car drives through Black Lives Matter protest in Aurora, Colorado
A man was also shot during the Aurora march, as rival militias demonstrated in Kentucky

A car drove through a crowd and a protester was shot in the Denver suburb of Aurora during demonstrations against racial injustice.

The Aurora Police Department said on Twitter that protesters were walking on Interstate 225 Saturday when a vehicle drove through. Police said a protester fired a weapon, striking at least one person who was taken to a hospital in stable condition.

Authorities said the vehicle was towed and they are investigating. Protesters also broke windows at the courthouse and a fire was started in an office, police said. An unlawful assembly was declared and police ordered protesters to leave the area, authorities said.

Tensions have been heightened at recent protests against racial injustice since federal officials were sent to quell demonstrations in Portland, Oregon. Police declared a riot in Seattle on Saturday.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/26/car-drives-through-black-lives-matter-protest-in-aurora-colorado

[Thekaspervote]

3. This! The cause will be lost if there's more violence. People will lose patience quickly

Granted, it’s probably not by the protesters but planted boogaloos.