Protesters and community members confronted Kenosha cops searching a van near 63rd St. and 20th Ave. Cops ultimately left after taking one man into custody. The van, which folks on scene said is being used to feed demonstrators, was allowed to drive away.
Just after police left, a group came marching through the area. Clyde McLemore, founder of the Lake County chapter of Black Lives Matter, said the plan is to march for the two ppl shot and killed two nights ago.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/8/2…
A few dozen people just marched around the fenced off courthouse a few minutes ahead of curfew. McLemore says he’s going to head home. “I’m going to obey the law and give them their curfew.”
The intrepid @ceproctor23 broke the news that Blake was being handcuffed to his hospital bed.
chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/27/2140…
About an hour after curfew took effect in Kenosha, a few dozen protesters mull around the city’s central park with no clear plan for the night. Cops are occasionally cruising by on patrol, but the scene is calm.
Three busloads of National Guardsmen just rolled up to the courthouse.
*what appears to be National Guardsmen
Two more buses of folks in military style uniforms with “State Patrol” emblazoned just pulled up, too. Also this vehicle is idling nearby.
Meanwhile, the crowd at the park has thinned out to about a dozen.
And just like that, another contingent emerges. Apparently a group left to go support the folks from Riot Ribs, who had been stopped by police.
Some background on Riot Ribs:
pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/…
Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.
A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.