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Stay safe tonight, #Omaha.
@OWHnews and @OWHpictures will be out. Let us know if we need to see something or be somewhere.
@OWHnews and @OWHpictures will be out. Let us know if we need to see something or be somewhere.
Lot of Old Market businesses covering windows today. Police are setting a perimeter a little wider than the block around the location in front of where James Scurlock was shot.
Only a handful of people down here so far.
The folks from @OmahaFireDept taking a walk through.
Small crowd leaving here headed to courthouse/city hall.
A lot of entrances to the Old Market area pretty tightly controlled. This is the view near 13th and Howard.
Downtown has a ghost town feel.
The view from 11th and Harney. A couple of protesters for James.
Hi @OWHnews fam!
Back over near 13th and Harney the crowd is growing a little.
Talked to one protester earlier who says she is James’ sister in law. She says James had a heart of gold and really cared about his daughter, who is younger than 1.
She says she wants justice for him, not freedom for his shooter.
She says she wants justice for him, not freedom for his shooter.
Just spoke with a young family of protesters, Devin Wayne, 24, Alexis Alback, 24, of Bellevue. They wanted their daughter, Aidyn, 5, to see that life matters, that people shouldn’t stand by when someone is killed.
They were at the 72nd and Dodge protest on Friday.
They were at the 72nd and Dodge protest on Friday.
Wayne said he was “very, very upset” by the decision from Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine.
“Back in the Wild West, people fought with their fists. It was the outlaws who used guns on people who didn’t deserve it. This guy who shot James, he was an outlaw.”
“Back in the Wild West, people fought with their fists. It was the outlaws who used guns on people who didn’t deserve it. This guy who shot James, he was an outlaw.”
I see you @OPDABLE1.
Small crowd of protesters moving into the shade a bit.
Correction to earlier tweet, I’m told it’s @NEStatePatrol helicopter.
I spoke with the first protester at the site this afternoon to protest the death of James Scurlock. It was Omaha North teacher Chase Magnett, 30. He said he attended the rally Sunday at the Malcolm X Center in north Omaha.
He said it was important to show solidarity with the students he teaches who experience life differently than he has as a white man, people who cope with more — more trauma Those kids, he said, need to know people believe in them and in their worth.
Down near 13th and Howard.
The @NENationalGuard is here.
A little perspective.
The woman protesting passionately at 13th and Howard was Destiny Minor, 23. She says she is frustrated because people want to protest peacefully, but the Guard is here with weapons.
“We don’t have guns. If they said they would join us, we would walk arm in arm with them.”
“We don’t have guns. If they said they would join us, we would walk arm in arm with them.”
Here’s the scene.
This is a young man who gave his name as Dawson and wouldn’t give a last name. He says he’s here to fish for police. The officer nearby laughed.
Another protester.
Here is Destiny leading another cheer.
Here’s a nice moment between the @NENationalGuard and protesters.
Shown is Sgt. Justen Meneses
He got the guard to put down their guns. Crowd cheered.
They welcomed him back.
