BIG THREAD: Tonight police wielding shields and less lethal weapons in #ElizabethCity again formed a line and pushed back on protesters who remained peaceful but present past the beginning of the 8 pm curfew.
At about 9:20pm, they began to push.
As officers pushed past alleys and backyards, they checked to make sure nobody escaped those directions.
In this instance, an officer pointed a weapon around a corner, while another unholstered his handgun as he searched the area.
They found a bag, but not a person.
Here's the scene of the first arrest.
"We just want justice, that's all!"
"Leave now, or you will be arrested!"
Officers pushed forward, grabbed a man, and pulled him away from sight behind the shield line.
A second man walked into the intersection and held his fist in the air, knowing he'd be arrested.
"Do not resist Darius, give them your hands!" a concerned woman begged from behind him. Police pulled him away and continued their push.
"Leave now or you will be arrested!"
Some mocked the police by doing wheelies and stunts on four-wheelers and dirt bikes on the street, within view of the police but absolutely out of range of arrest.
As some of the four-wheel riders sped away past the police, an officer pulled their car out into the intersection in an apparent attempt to block them.
I apologize for absurd camera shakiness and saying "holy shit" with how close that was to a collision.
An occupied vehicle (at least a driver and passenger - maybe more) had been on the block the police had lined up at.
Officers surrounded the car and arrested the occupants.
In a really comically relieving moment, I then came across a local who thanked me for my livestream.
He was actually watching the stream at the time, and then appeared on it.
He said he's shocked at what the city fell into and does "absolutely not" support the police response.
A second (!!!) live viewer came out on her porch as I streamed. "I'm literally watching your live right now!"
She says it's "heartbreaking" and "hurts on a different level to see it in your own town."
"We will get justice for Andrew Brown, because if we won't, who will?"
Myself and a few journalists found the handful of activists still on the street, but they quickly dashed away when police arrived.
One cop declared "stay where you are, you're under arrest" which didn't work.
They then threatened to arrest press if we didn't leave.
We left.
Here is my full @N2Sreports video of tonight's action in #ElizabethCity #NorthCarolina
As always, all footage is available to license.
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