At the fifth precinct. Can confirm police are on the roof and are armed.

Crowd is keeping a distance. No activity from police yet.

Some cheers from the crowd. Can’t determine why from my position

Crowd is getting bigger, still no large activity

Plume of smoke, pontentially tear gas around the crowd directly in front of the precinct

REMINDER TO PLEASE STOP RECORDING VIDEOS OF THE CROWD

PLEASE SHARE: Medic station set up behind Metro Transit building by fifth precinct. Ready to assist injured folks on the scene.

More smoke. Crowd moving southbound.

Strong chants of “I CAN’T BREATHE” across the crowd

Helicopter circling overhead. Not going to confirm escalation yet.

It seems like the helicopter is hovering to drown out the crowd