Apple Store in downtown Spokane currently being boarded up. It’s the only store I walked by that is doing so in the downtown area. #GeorgeFloyd protest just getting underway a few streets away.
Across the street from the Big Red Wagon, several protestors are starting to form in front of a line of Spokane PD officers. Chants of “ #ICantBreathe .
Police barricade being pushed back, armored cars and riot police come upfront. #GeorgeFloyd #Spokane
Several rocks being thrown from the crowd at the barricade. Officers pulling out canisters, barricades becoming more crowded.
Spokane officers & deputies kneeling with protestors outside the barricade by the Spokane Co. Courthouse. #georgefloyd – at Spokane County Superior Court
Things have taken a very dark turn here in downtown Spokane. Nike store broken into. My photographer and I just got hit with tear gas. This is a complete 180 of the peaceful protests taking place a couple hours ago.
Police barricade continuing to move north through downtown Spokane. I’ve ran into a couple of business owners who are worried for their shops, especially as the sun begins to go down and it gets dark.
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