U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, a Columbus Democrat, speaks after she, Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin (left) and Franklin County Commissioner Kevin Boyce (right) were pepper-sprayed by police during a protest Saturday in downtown Columbus. Several work trucks were seen in the area, but it was unclear where the statue would be taken.
Columbus police made multiple arrests Sunday afternoon when a group of protestors allegedly entered Veterans Parkway at 13th Street, authorities told News 3. Protests go beyond downtown Columbus and into Dublin. All rights reserved.
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The crowd cheered and passing cars honked as the statue came down about 3am. A crowd that swelled to about 300 people in less than two hours Wednesday night marched in Downtown Columbus to protest the grand jury decision hours earlier acquitting two of …
On Friday night, two officers were injured from objects being thrown at them, and five people were arrested for setting off fireworks and inducing panic. At least 20 complaints of police brutality were filed against Chicago police officers, the Tribune reported. The makeup was reportedly significantly more diverse than 2016 protests' crowds, which were predominantly attended by black residents. A statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park was taken down early on Friday, a week after protesters trying to topple the monument to … WBNS-TV said protesters then threw eggs, smoke bombs and fireworks as officers sought to maintain control of the crowd. Nationwide protests about the Minneapolis death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man handcuffed and in police custody, reached into Ohio’s capital and the Statehouse on Thursday night and early Friday morning. COLUMBUS, Ohio—U.S. Protesters across the county have called for the removal of statues of Columbus, saying that he is responsible for the genocide and exploitation of native peoples in the Americas. PHOTOS: Protesters gather in downtown Columbus Thursday night. Downtown Columbus damage from George Floyd protestors, Protesters gather in downtown Columbus Thursday night, Columbus protests of George Floyd’s death.
“But too much force is not the answer to this,” Beatty said, adding that protesters “were well-organized for 99 percent of it.”.