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A protest in #Oakland is in its beginning stages. A large demonstration is expected to begin at 8 p.m. at Frank Ogawa Plaza but some people are already marching. Nearby businesses have boarded up windows in anticipation. Photos by @rayinaction #GeorgeFloydprotest
Reporter @daviddebolt recorded video of people gathering near 14th Street and Broadway. https://twitter.com/daviddebolt/status/1266560367515205632
Tonight’s protest in Oakland is billed as the "Minneapolis Solidarity Demonstration" and is one of at least three demonstrations planned in the city this weekend.
Our article will be updated throughout the evening. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/05/29/protestors-gather-for-minneapolis-solidarity-demonstration-in-oakland-following-george-floyds-killing/
Our article will be updated throughout the evening. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/05/29/protestors-gather-for-minneapolis-solidarity-demonstration-in-oakland-following-george-floyds-killing/
According to @AnnieSciacca, our reporter on the scene, police are forming a line at 7th Street and Broadway in Oakland. https://twitter.com/AnnieSciacca/status/1266562356991025153
The crowd is chanting “I can’t breathe!”
George Floyd was heard shouting that phrase in a widely shared video as a Minneapolis police officer drove his knee into Floyd’s neck. #GeorgeFloydprotest
George Floyd was heard shouting that phrase in a widely shared video as a Minneapolis police officer drove his knee into Floyd’s neck. #GeorgeFloydprotest
We are livestreaming the protest on our Facebook page. Warning: This footage is live and not edited. Viewer discretion is advised. https://www.facebook.com/eastbaytimes/videos/273056824065975/
Meanwhile, there are reports of protesters stopping traffic on the Bay Bridge. https://twitter.com/gennyaversano/status/1266558353137790977
Reporter @daviddebolt says the Oakland protest has grown to at least a few thousand. People are marching toward police line near Oakland PD Headquarters. https://twitter.com/daviddebolt/status/1266573137434406914
Protesters have now moved on to I-880 in Oakland and have stopped traffic in both directions.
Both flash bangs and fireworks are being set off near 7th Street and Broadway. Police are using a megaphone to warn protesters that if people continue to throw bottles and set off fireworks, they will declare it an unlawful assembly.
Several people were trying to make their way onto 880 and were chased away by police. A protestor then shot a flare causing a small grass fire, per @daviddebolt
