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Sep 24, 2020 15 tweets 13 min read Read on X
#NOW: A #BlackLivesMatter group has gathered to protest downtown, outside of @DTContainerPark.

This comes just hours after a grand jury ruled no Louisville Police officers would be directly charged in the death of #BreonnaTaylor. @8NewsNow #8NN
“Tonight we march in honor of #BreonnaTaylor.”

@8NewsNow #8NN
“Say her name!”

The group has started marching towards Fremont Street, demanding justice for #BreonnaTaylor. @8NewsNow #8NN
The group stopped at Fremont Street and is now heading south down Las Vegas Blvd. @8NewsNow #8NN
I’ve zoomed out so you can see the size of the crowd. They stopped along Carson and are now heading back toward Fremont. @8NewsNow #8NN
The group just stopped at 4th & Fremont, blocking the intersection. @LVMPD officers have arrived, there appears to be a standoff as they try to get them to move. @8NewsNow #8NN
The gathering just appeared to have gotten violent, as police get into a scuffle with one man. They tackled him to the ground. Multiple people are also being detained. @8NewsNow #8NN
You can see people being handcuffed. The police presence is growing. @8NewsNow #8NN
The group moved down the sidewalk, now off the road. @LVMPD is standing to the side. @8NewsNow #8NN
Demonstrators are again blocking a main road, this time Fremont & Las Vegas Blvd.

They said they are “waiting for police to show up.” @8NewsNow #8NN
You can see traffic backed up on Las Vegas Blvd as demonstrators block the street for several light cycles. @8NewsNow #8NN
Police have arrived in tactical gear. @8NewsNow #8NN
Two officers have approached and appear to be having a conversation with demonstrators. @8NewsNow #8NN
Protesters are now moving down Fremont Street, blocking traffic in each direction. @8NewsNow #8NN
You can see dozens of police officers in tactical gear, lined up in a nearby alley.

(Video taken from passenger seat.) @8NewsNow #8NN

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Sep 11, 2020
A vigil is about to start to honor Lesly Palacio.

The 22-year-old was found dead yesterday after she went missing on August 29th.

Police are still searching for the man suspected of killing her. @8NewsNow #8NN ImageImageImage
Lesly’s family just put some of her things out on this table, including scrubs, a stethoscope and a book.

They say she was going to school before she died. @8NewsNow #8NN ImageImage
The group has brought flowers, balloons and candles. @8NewsNow #8NN Image
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Sep 9, 2020
Las Vegas Metro Police are giving an update on Sunday’s OIS in the west valley. @8NewsNow #8NN Image
Officers are playing audio from the night’s 911 call, which is disturbing, per officers. The entire thing can be viewed on our @8NewsNow FB page. Image
This is a look at the suspect, per @LVMPD. Police say he had 8 knives and was stabbing his wife when they arrived. @8NewsNow #8NN Image
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Sep 3, 2020
#NOW: @GovSisolak is giving the latest update on our state’s #COVID19 response.

He says it’s officially been six months since our first positive case in #Nevada. @8NewsNow #8NN Image
“Right now our numbers are trending in the right direction, but we still have a long way to go considering we started so high.”

@GovSisolak speaks on #COVID19 cases and the good signs for our state. @8NewsNow #8NN Image
“We have to be careful in our reopening and aggressive in our mitigation.”

He also speaks on the importance of careful reopening steps, so our state doesn’t see a spike. @8NewsNow
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Sep 3, 2020
#BREAKING: Police & fire crews are on the scene of a deadly house fire near Decatur & Vegas Dr.

Two people were found dead in the back bedroom, per @LasVegasFD.

@LVMPD homicide is investigating, which is standard procedure. @8NewsNow #8NN
#UPDATE: @LVMPD says this is now being investigated as a homicide. They will provide a briefing sometime between 11:30 pm and midnight. @8NewsNow Image
Here’s our live shot from 11 pm, with everything we know so far about tonight’s homicide.

We’re waiting on a briefing from @LVMPD. @8NewsNow #8NN
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Aug 29, 2020
“All power to the people!”

Tonight’s commitment March is starting at the MLK Jr. statue in #NorthLasVegas.

The group here is standing in solidarity with the #MarchonWashington. @8NewsNow #8NN
Those gathering tonight have signs, shirts and chants ready.

They say their goal is to spread the message of social justice here locally, as others do the same on a national scale. @8NewsNow #8NN ImageImageImage
Tonight’s event officially kicks off with a portion of the Black National Anthem. The group then followed this with a prayer.

@8NewsNow #8NN
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Aug 28, 2020
A protest is starting here at @ClarkCountySch headquarters, as families and community members come together to take stand against full time, distance learning. @8NewsNow #8NN ImageImage
The protest is officially underway. Demonstrators are lining up on the sidewalk along Sahara, in front of @ClarkCountySch property. @8NewsNow #8NN
The crowd is growing down Sahara, already spanning about a block. @8NewsNow #8NN Image
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