23ABC recaps day two of protests

23ABC recaps day two of protests

THE MISSING LETTERS BEHIND ME,LAST NIGHTS PROTEST LEFT A MARKTOO.AFTER A DANGEROUS INCIDENT WITHA SPEEDINGVEHICLE ON FRIDAY, OFFICIALSPLACED BARRICADES ONTRUXTON AVENUE ON SATURDAYAFTERNOON IN ANTICIPATION OFANOTHER MASS PROTEST IN FRONT OFBPD HEADQUARTERS.NAT CROWDS CHANTINGCROWDS BEGAN TO FORM BY ABOUT 5P.M., WITH DOZENS OFPEOPLE EVENTUALLY LAYING IN THEMIDDLE OF THEINTERSECTION OF TRUXTON AND HSTREET FOR 9 MINUTES INHONOR OF GEORGE FLOYD, THE MANKILLED WHILE BEINGDETAINED BY A MINNEAPOLIS POLICEDEPARTMENTOFFICER LAST WEEK.PROTESTOR SOT"POLICE OFFICERS NEED TO KNOWTHAT THEY ARE SERVANTS OF THEPEOPLE, WE ARE THE PEOPLE, THEPEOPLE THAT ARE MAD RIGHT NOW,WANTING JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYDAND FOR EVERYBODY ELSE."BPD SAYS SATURDAY'S PROTEST WASPEACEFUL FORSEVERAL HOURS, UNTIL ABOUT 8:45P.M.

WHEN SEVERAL PEOPLEBEGAN TRYING TO BREAK INTO BPDHQ AND REMOVED LETTERING FROMTHE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

BPDDECLARING THE GATHERINGAN UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY, ANDDIRECTING THE GROUP TODISPERSE, AT WHICH POINT BPDSAYS A PROTESTOR FIREDA ROMAN CANDLE FIREWORK AT ANOFFICER.

THE OFFICER WAS NOTINJURED.

A PORTION OF THE CROWDTHEN MOVED JUSTOUTSIDE MECHANICS BANK ARENA.PROTESTER SOT"WE'RE GONNA KEEP FIGHTING UNTILWE GET HEARD, MINORITIESEVERYWHERE ARE UNITING WITH US."BPD SAYS THE PROTESTORS ATMECHANICS BANK WERE MOSTLYPEACEFUL, BUT ONE PERSON DIDVANDALIZE A DONOR WALL.POLICE ASK ANYONE WITHINFORMATION ABOUT THEASSAULT WITH FIREWORKS, ORVANDALIZATION, TO CONTACT THEMAT 327-7111...BPD ESTIMATED ABOUT ONE TO TWOHUNDRED PEOPLE WEREOUT LAST NIGHT, WHEREAS THEREWAS ABOUT TWO-TO-THREEHUNDREDS PEOPLE THE DAY BEFORE.NO PEOPLE WEREARRESTED THIS TIME, AND THERE ISNO WORD YET ON IF A THIRDPROTEST WILL FOLLOW TONIGHT.

INDOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELDAUSTIN WESTFALL 23ABC CONNECTINGYOU.THE BAKERSFIELD POLICEDEPARTMENT NOW IDENTIFYING THE