Posted on 05/30/2020 5:30:14 PM PDT by lightman
Pennsylvania State Police on Saturday responded to a call to assist Harrisburg Police in responding to protests in Harrisburg that had turned violent.
In an email to PennLive, Trooper Brent Miller, the spokesman for state police, said: Local departments have requested the assistance of the Pennsylvania State Police. Troopers are currently responding to the Harrisburg Area to assist.
Reports of multiple other local law enforcement departments had been received.
Saturdays Black Lives Matter rally in Harrisburg, which had gathered in protest of the George Floyd death in police custody, began peacefully around noon but a few hours later, deteriorated into violent clashes between protest participants and police.
The scene unfolded near the state Capitol as police in riot gear clashed with protesters.
At least one brick had been thrown at a police car, according to an eye witness; and scores of people reported tear gas being used on the crowd.
There were reports of people chanting obscenities at officers. Police reportedly used pepper spray into the crowd.
The peaceful protest has ceased. That part is over, said Alexia Brown, a college student from the Harrisburg area who took part in the protest earlier in the day, but remained at a distance to watch the violent clash. There was a march started along Front Street with a lot of cops...a lot of cops came out in riot gear and were being very aggressive to those marching. <
This man is repeating many of Geogre Floyds words. He just asked one officer do you feel my pain? pic.twitter.com/wrpMaWFP9Y Becky Metrick (@BeckyMetrick) May 30, 2020
Eamonn Wrightstone, the organizer of Saturdays Black Lives Matter gathering told PennLive that the scene was volatile and scary.
People have been hit, children have been tear gassed, he wrote.
Prayers up for their recovery!
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They are no longer “George Floyd Protestors”
They never were
The peaceful protest has ceased. That part is over, said Alexia Brown, a college student from the Harrisburg area who took part in the protest earlier in the day, but remained at a distance to watch the violent clash. There was a march started along Front Street with a lot of cops...a lot of cops came out in riot gear and were being very aggressive to those marching. <
This man is repeating many of Geogre Floyds words. He just asked one officer do you feel my pain? pic.twitter.com/wrpMaWFP9Y Becky Metrick (@BeckyMetrick) May 30, 2020
Eamonn Wrightstone, the organizer of Saturdays Black Lives Matter gathering told PennLive that the scene was volatile and scary.
People have been hit, children have been tear gassed, he wrote.
The protestwhores are blaming the police it is all their fault they quip.
Prayers up. May God protect the good people who fight the evil leftist news media people and the Dems and other leftists.
Coincidentally (lol), and for those who may be unaware, a big part of Harrisburg is a Demtard shithole.
he looks like the clown from It.
looks like forest ave on the way to the bridge.
sorry forster ave
The Police need those long stick the Police in India use
It would be so easy to take them out one by one. Just mingle.
and the .22cal rifles the Israelis use
PSP Mounted Patrol has them.
UPDATE: Harrisburg Mayor just ordered curfew effective 9 PM Saturday aka IMMEDIATELY.
Just got a Emergency Broadcast crawl on the TV - Law Enforcement Warning for Philadelphia.
“ children have been tear gassed..”
Well then don’t take your children to a riot.
That guy is gonna be memed.
Whatever happened to water canons. They seemed effective at dispersing groups.
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