Thursday night marked the 8th consecutive evening of gatherings and protests in Las Vegas after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
MARKS THE -8-TH CONSECUTIVENIGHT...OF GATHERINGS..
AND...PROTESTS..IN LAS VEGAS..ABOUT -50- TO -1- HUNDRED....BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTORSGOT TOGETHER...AGAIN... ON THE STRIP...LETS BRING IN 13 INVESTIGATESREPORTER..
JOE BARTELS..AND JOE...POLICE WERE HELPING PROTESTORSAGAIN TONIGHT...YES...MUCH LIKE WE SAW LAST NIGHTDOWNTOWN..HERE ON THE STRIP..PROTESTERS WERE WORKING HAND INHAND WITH THE POLICE...AND GATHERING REMAININGPEACEFUL...THE PROTESTERS WALKED FROM THETROPICANA AND STOPPED..AT THE ICONIC..BELLAGIO FOUNTAINS...AS THE FOUNTAIN SHOW..
PLAYED..YOU SEE THERE..IN THE FOREGROUND..THE MOVE..A SYMBOLIC WAY TO SHOW..FRUSTRATION..AND ANGER..OVER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYDWHO DIED MORE THAN A WEEK AND AHALF AGO..
IN MINNESOTA..AFTER A POLICE OFFICE...HELD HIS KNEE TO THE BACK OFFLOYDS NECK UNTIL HE STOPPEDBREATHING AND DIED.THAT OFFICE SINCE CHARGED WITHSECOND DEGREE MURDER..THREE OTHER OFFICERS ON SCENE..HAVE NOW ALSO BEEN ARRESTED ANDCHARGED.WE CAUGHT UP WITH ONE OF THEORGANIZER'S TONIGHT..WHO SAYS..PEACEFUL PROTESTS WILLHOPEFULLY LEAD TO REAL CHANGE."AS LONG AS WE STAY PEACEFULJUST LIKE WE HAVE BEEN THEYHAVE BEEN COOPERATING WITH USTHEY'VE BEEN HELPING US CROSSTHE ROAD THEY ARE WITH US THEYFEEL OUR PAIN.TREATED UNEQUALLY."WE ASKED ABOUT THE RECENTARRESTS OF THE OFFICERS..THE ORGANIZER TONIGHT TELLINGUS..IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN THEFIRSTPLACE..AND HER WORRY IS IF THEOFFICERS WILL ULTIMATELY BECONVICTED.REPORTING LIVE JOE BARTELS 13ACTION NEWS.THE METRO OFFICER SHOT DURINGMONDAY NIGHT'S PROTEST ON THE
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