Standoff between officers, protesters in Wellington ends overnight

PBSO negotiated the terms the protesters would take on their way west on Forest Hill Blvd.

To Highway 441.

However, the protest did not go as planned.

IN THE WELLINGTON AREA.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S LINNIE SUPALLIS LIVE OFF OF FOREST HILLBOULEVARD.

LINNIE WHAT'S THELATEST?FOR HOURS NOW THEREHEAVY LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCEAT FOREST HILL BOULEVARD& THISIS ALL UNFOLDING JUST EAST OFSTATE ROAD 7 AT THE ENTRANCEOF THE BUENA VIDA AND OLYMPIANEIGHBORHOODS WHICH IS LOCATEDNEAR THE WELLINGTON GREEN MALLAND WELLINGTON REGIONAHOSPITAL.WE ARE ON THE SIDEWALK RIGHTON THE PERIMETER OF THE BUENAVIDA NEIGHBORHOOD TO REMAIN ATA SAFE DISTANCE& BUT WE AREABLE TO SEE THE VISIBLEGROWING TENSION& AS DOZENS OFPATROL CARS LINE FOREST HILLBOULEVARD.

THIS PROTESSTARTED FURTHER DOWN FORESTHILL BOULEVARD AT 5 P-M INOKEEHELEE PARK IN WEST PALMBEACH.

OUR CREW ON THE SCENEOF THAT PORTION OF THEDEMONSTRATION SAID IT STARTEDOFF AS PASSIONATE YETPEACEFUL.

I SPOKE WITH ONE OFTHE PROTESTERS JUST MINUTESAGO WHO SAYS SHE IS SPEAKINGWITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS&WITH THE INTENTION OF REACHINGAN UNDERSTANDING.

BUT THEHEAVY LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCEREMAINS UNCHANGED AND ITBEEN LIKE THIS FOR THE LASTCOUPLE OF HOURS.

WECONTINUE TO MONITOR THESITUATION AND KEEP YOU UPDATEDWITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.IN WELLINGTON LINNIE SUPALL -WPTV - NEWSCHANNEL 5.EARLIER TODAY, PROTESTERSGATHERED IN BOYNTON BE