Black Lives Matter protests continued in Indianapolis for the fifth night Tuesday and ended peacefully without police confrontation, despite many protesters marching well past a 9 p.m. curfew.
From mid-afternoon until about 10 p.m., two peaceful demonstrations started at Monument Circle and wound around downtown. Protesters and police encountered each other on the steps of the Statehouse, but there was no violence on either side. As protesters continued to march past the curfew, police waited at intersections, but purposefully did not block or arrest protesters.
After some convincing the crowd is continuing to move forward. Cops have stayed a block or so behind. A bit of confusion but protestors are refocusing. pic.twitter.com/uUYSSgsY2U — Justin Hicks (@Hicks_JustinM) June 3, 2020
Elder Coleman led the crowd in chants several times. He says they want to see increased training and better policing of black communities.
“We also want officers who have unjustly murdered and executed persons to be arrested and tried,” he says.
Demonstrators say they’ll return each night until they see meaningful change in police policies.
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