VIDEO THREAD: Tonight, riot police in #ElizabethCityNC pushed in to arrest #AndrewBrown protesters for violating an 8pm curfew at about about 10:30pm.
This clip shows the first couple arrests.
I had been livestreaming since about 6pm, and no violence or vandalism had occurred.
This clip shows the first couple arrests.
I had been livestreaming since about 6pm, and no violence or vandalism had occurred.
Police slowly pushed forward against the crowd, while an arrest squad grabbed a third individual.
Police and the man briefly struggled during the arrest.
One water bottle was thrown toward police (which missed) which was the only time I saw something like that all night.
Police and the man briefly struggled during the arrest.
One water bottle was thrown toward police (which missed) which was the only time I saw something like that all night.
Across the street, a fourth person was arrested. I didn't see what led to it, but it most likely was a similar arrest for being out (without being credentialed media) past curfew.
A car seemed to have gone the wrong way and ended up down a one-way street toward the protest.
"Where'd this car come from?"
An officer pointed a less-lethal shotgun toward the car while two officers gave the driver instructions.
The car left the scene without issues.
"Where'd this car come from?"
An officer pointed a less-lethal shotgun toward the car while two officers gave the driver instructions.
The car left the scene without issues.
"You guys are out here in riot gear when there's been nothing but peace in Elizabeth City," said an activist into a megaphone a block from the police line.
"It makes no sense at all! They have been peaceful! What is the point of this?"
Police approached and detained her.
"It makes no sense at all! They have been peaceful! What is the point of this?"
Police approached and detained her.
As police spoke to the woman in previous tweet, they chased and brought down another protester. Two held him down while arresting him and pushing press back.
Meanwhile, the woman was also handcuffed. She yelled out that officers were charging her with "inciting a riot."
Meanwhile, the woman was also handcuffed. She yelled out that officers were charging her with "inciting a riot."
"Andrew Brown! Andrew Brown!"
Protesters loaded into a police bus continued to speak to the press from behind the barred window.
"They're violating our human rights," one said. "They're barbaric."
"We just want them to be transparent about this bodycam footage."
Protesters loaded into a police bus continued to speak to the press from behind the barred window.
"They're violating our human rights," one said. "They're barbaric."
"We just want them to be transparent about this bodycam footage."
A total of about six people were arrested by my count.
These final shots of police leaving the scene following the curfew enforcement give a sense of the scope of officers and equipment that were deployed tonight.
These final shots of police leaving the scene following the curfew enforcement give a sense of the scope of officers and equipment that were deployed tonight.
Here is my full @N2Sreports video of protesters in #ElizabethCityNC being arrested for curfew as they demanded bodycam footage of the #AndrewBrownJr shooting be released.
As always, all footage is available to license.
As always, all footage is available to license.
This is the uncut livestream for full context.
As noted, you'll see it was a peaceful march which turned into people mostly standing around quietly until the police came and confronted them over the curfew.
As noted, you'll see it was a peaceful march which turned into people mostly standing around quietly until the police came and confronted them over the curfew.
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