Thread by @MikeMarutKVUE

RIGHT NOW: officers from @Austin_Police are starting to block off 8th Street under the I-35 overpass. | @KVUE

Protestors downtown at @Austin_Police HQ have been pushed back from the doors of APD. Now chanting “No Justice, No Peace!” @KVUE

Barricades have gone up at 8th/Red River now, blocking off 8th street between I-35 and Red River. @KVUE

Protesters have spread to the shoulders of I-35. @KVUE

A group has broken off to go towards the parking garage next to APD HQ. @KVUE

Protesters have now gone up onto I-35 in Austin. @KVUE #GeorgeFloydProtests

Protesters have gone up into the Southbound lanes on I-35 but northbound traffic is still moving. @KVUE

Bicycle officers from @TxDPS have arrived to help keep people safe. @KVUE

Protesters getting a little more rowdy, throwing water bottles at APD like last night. APD has stood resolute during this. @KVUE

Protesters have now taken a knee, reminiscent of @Kaepernick7’s message.

Now many protesters are standing with hands raised, chanting #DontShoot.

This person just hung a banner from I-35. @KVUE

Here’s the sign. @KVUE

More protesters have arrived marching down 8th street from downtown. Applause has erupted from the crowd. @KVUE

“Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” has started up again from the crowd.

A handful of protesters have moved to 6th and I-35 Frontage Road blocking’s the intersection, chanting No Justice, No Peace. @KVUE

Protesters from the interstate have now blocked the SB on ramp to I-35 from 6th street. @KVUE

Mounted officers are now guiding the crowd back down the ramp to the interstate. The crowd is chanting expletives as well as No Justice No Peace towards the officers. @KVUE

Mounted units are now heading back up the ramp, followed closely by officers on foot. @KVUE

People have started to trickle into the northbound lanes of I-35. @Austin_Police has stopped traffic. @KVUE

People have started chanting #BlackLivesMatter in front of APD HQ again. @KVUE

Now people are chanting “Take your knees... off our necks!” outside @Austin_Police HQ. @KVUE

Protesters just threw a couple of rocks at APD vehicles on I-35. @KVUE

In response to water bottles and rocks thrown at officers, an APD officer fired a non-lethal round into protesters. @KVUE

At least one protester has been sprayed and we’ve heard a few more non-lethal shots. Police are making sure people get down from the interstate.

Protesters are starting to march away from @Austin_Police HQ toward Red River among 8th street. @KVUE

PROFANITY WARNING: protesters are walking down 8th toward City Hall. They’ve removed some of the barriers blocking the road.

Protesters now marching back from the Capitol toward @Austin_Police HQ. @KVUE

A fire just started near oriyestere along 8th and San Jacinto. Other protesters are putting it out now. @KVUE

Here are the protesters stomping out the fire. This is 8th between San Jacinto and Trinity. @KVUE

Protesters making their move back west toward APD HQ. @KVUE

PROFANITY WARNING: protesters marching back towards the state capitol building. @KVUE

Protesters spray paint the walls outside the J.J. Jake Pickle Federal building in downtown Austin. #AustinProtest @KVUE

Protesters now moving from the @DATravisCounty back to the Capitol building now. @KVUE

Protesters damaged this @TxDPS vehicle outside @GovAbbott’s mansion downtown. @KVUE

Protesters now blocking traffic with a pallet downtown across the street from @austintexasgov. @KVUE

Protesters now blocking traffic on Congress Avenue bridge in downtown Austin. #austinprotest @KVUE

Marchers are now on Riverside Drive toward I-35. One of the people with the microphone said the group is too big to walk on the sidewalk so they will continue walking in the street. @KVUE

Protesters have now met with law enforcement officers near the Riverside Drive overpass on I-35. Hands up, protesters are chanting no justice, no peace. #AustinProtest @KVUE

Protesters have since turned around going back toward Congress Ave along Riverside Drive. In their wake they leave their own barriers. #austinprotest @KVUE

Officers from @Austin_Police are following about a quarter mile behind. #AustinProtest @KVUE

More makeshift barriers, this time the dumpsters from a Thundercloud Subs parking lot. #AustinProtest @KVUE

Officers are removing them one by one. #austinprotest

More officers from APD have arrived outside @Austin_Police HQ. @KVUE

A car is now ablaze underneath the I-35 overpass near APD HQ. @KVUE #AustinProtest

Another view of the fire under I-35. @KVUE

The fire is out now. @KVUE #austinprotest

Firefighters are putting out the car fire now. @KVUE #austinprotest

Now that I’m at it again, here’s video from last night’s looting of Private Stock Premium Boutique on 6th street around 10:30. #AustinProtest @KVUE

And shortly after (maybe 10 minutes?) protesters broke into Lone Star Souvenir and Food Mart down the block. One person broke in the front door, a handful of others followed. #AustinProtest @KVUE