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Kentucky Energy & Environment Reporter @WFPLNews. @SPJlouisville board. Mass shooting survivor. https://t.co/A1rdtrPGbn

Sep 25, 2020, 17 tweets

Louisville protesters have maintained a tight formation tonight as they march through downtown ahead of the curfew at 9. A chopper and sirens punctuate the chants of demonstrators.

Uhhh I dont think that’s a protest sign.

Smoke bomb photo op

I feel like I should have a pun for this.

There are a lot of police

Four minutes to curfew

We are at first Unitarian Churxh, which has offered sanctuary to protesters.

This could work under the terms of the emergency order as it exempts houses of worship.

The church is also serving sandwiches.

Police are beginning to encircle the sanctuary

First Unitarian/police gathering on fourth street

Police telling us to turn around as we approach.

A brave church employee has kept police from tying crime tape on church property.

I ended this video too soon, as a police officer said “you can’t reason with people” and turned around.

Police holding the line silently listening to protesters, who are venting: “what if Breonna Taylor was your mother or your sister?”

A protester looks on at police in silence.

Police arrest a woman named Victoria and load her into a vehicle.

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