PHOTOS: George Floyd’s family speaks at Richmond demonstration
CT Staff Report Relatives of George Floyd spoke at a demonstration in Marcus-David Peters Circle on Tuesday to an audience of at least 200 people. Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody with an officer’s knee on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. In a video of the incident, Floyd can be heard saying […]
District 5 bar windows broken, graffitied during demonstration in Richmond’s Fan neighborhood
CT Staff Report At least one window at bar and restaurant District 5 was broken during a demonstration in the Fan on Monday, following a march of more than 50 demonstrators through the Richmond neighborhood. Crowd members began breaking windows at District 5 — several demonstrators called for them to stop. Things escalated and one […]
UPDATE: 17 arrested near Monroe Park, ‘unlawful assembly’ declared near VCU campus
Eduardo Acevedo, News Editor Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Richmond police ordered those in Monroe Park to disperse Sunday night before detaining at least a dozen people nearby, pinning some to the steps of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Officers declared an “unlawful assembly” on Broad Street nearly three hours later. Around 50 demonstrators gathered […]
VCU estimates $100,000 in damages following Richmond demonstration
Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor About 80 windows in several buildings on the Monroe Park campus were broken during demonstrations in Richmond on Saturday, according to a university release. Damage to campus buildings is estimated to be at least $100,000, according to the release signed by VCU President Michael Rao. Along with the broken windows, Rao […]
Police disperse protesters with chemical agents, explosives after dump truck fire
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor Police deployed chemical agents and flashbangs as a dump truck burned next to the Richmond Police Headquarters during protests Saturday night. Fire crews responded to the vehicle fire shortly after officers cleared the area. Police declared an unlawful assembly at the headquarters around 11 p.m. and fired […]