Large group of peaceful protestors have gathered again at Lafayette park. Police are taking a much more relaxed posture. The mood is much less tense today than this time yesterday.
Things change pretty quickly. Protestors have jumped the first barricade and pressed into the park. More park police coming to reinforce the second barricade line.
Today’s DC protest continues to have a much calmer feeling than yesterday. The anger is still there, but the tension is less. I just talked to a mom from Virginia who brought her teenage children up - because it’s important for them to see this
One protestor went over the fence- then a couple more. Now police line has moved up. That tension that was gladly missing before is rising a bit again now.
The later it gets, the testier it gets. Protestors have started throwing water bottles at police, who responded by firing pepper balls and pushing folks back. This woman knelt and put one hand up to indicate she wasn’t doing anything wrong
The protest at Lafayette has morphed into a March- I think to the Capitol. Off we go.
H Street. Huge crowd. We can hear flash bangs or loud fireworks being set off. The crowd is too thick to tell much more.
Police control the intersection at 15th and H and are moving different groups of Protestors off the streets. Among the tools being used: flash-bangs, which never fail to startle
Police clearing 14th St. at H St. NW
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