One man nearly hit by a car; he jumped on the hood to get the car to stop rather than be run down. Minor injuries, and he walked away. A woman was maced by a passing truck for no real reason. People started yanking the flags off as the trucks go by. This does not go over well. One trumper pulled a gun over losing a flag and was shouted down until he holstered and left. Another (presumable trumper) fired shots but did not hit anyone. A bullet hole was found in a nearby vehicle. Police didn't show up until the shots were reported. By then most of the trucks had gone through and didn't come back. All of the trumpers claiming that they had every right to drive where they like are not mentioning that they went to a specific spot on purpose, one they knew would be upsetting to the people there.
Hearing multiple reports of a Trump caravan firing at people in Richmond.
Stay safe, y'all.
Most useful article so far:
https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/witnesses-describe-clash-at-lee-circle-between-caravan-of-trump-supporters-and-a-crowd-of/article_473ba282-d762-54b1-97da-c365ccf903ca.html
I am in a safe spot. Before I left, I took this picture of a Day of the Dead memorial placed at the foot of the monument by community members. Even in the face of violence and oppression, Richmonders have made Marcus-David Peters Circle a place of beauty and reflection.
https://richmond.com/news/local/marcus-david-peters-sign-removed-from-the-circle-around-lee-statue/article_8240a250-dbcb-5d4b-9257-6aeb3f10ee90.html
Approximately 8 feet long and sunk into the ground with two wood posts, it read: “Welcome to beautiful Marcus-David Peters Circle. Liberated by the people MMXX.”
The sign, and smaller ones near it, became symbols of protesters’ efforts to repurpose an area constructed to honor a Confederate general into a space that recognizes the struggles people of color have endured in this country. Around the sign, the ground had been landscaped with flowers, planter boxes and tall, leafy plants.
Peters was naked, unarmed and experiencing a mental health crisis when he was shot and killed by a police officer along Interstate 95 in Richmond in 2018. The shooting was deemed justified by the city’s former police chief and prosecutor at the time, because Peters threatened to kill the officer as he charged him.
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