Omg. It’s happening.
The guy is ok. He got a scrape on his ankle and is in shock.
Santana Lopez, 25, has been at the protests for 3 days. I’m seeing her running around screaming for people to stay peaceful. She says she’s seen the looters and vandalizers and they’re mostly white folks and it makes her angry bc “they’re going to blame us.”
One guy threw a water bottle at a passing cop car. One woman jumps up and screams, “Hey! Don’t break the peace!” This group— the majority of them— are desperately trying to stay peaceful. “Don’t give them a reason to hurt us!” One woman yells. “Them” = the cops.
Businesses are boarding up their windows in preparation for another possibly chaotic night.
Law enforcers blocking off the highway.