Emergency declared in downtown Columbus; police advise avoiding area as protests continue

Emergency declared in downtown Columbus; police advise avoiding area as protests continue

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The Columbus Division of Police declared an emergency for downtown Columbus on Saturday afternoon, advising people to avoid the area as protests continued over the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd. As our news partners at NBC4 reported, protesters gathered outside the Ohio Statehouse Saturday morning following two consecutive nights of unrest that turned violent. At about 12:30 p.m., police began announcing an emergency order had been issued and told protestors they needed to leave…

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