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People march through Downtown Baltimore protesting police violence against Black people

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People march through Downtown Baltimore protesting police violence against Black people
People march through Downtown Baltimore protesting police violence against Black people

Tonight, at least a hundred people took to the streets of Downtown Baltimore to protest instances of police violence against black people.

BALTIMORE TO PROTEST INSTANCESOF POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINSTBLACK PEOPLE.

THISDEMONSTRATION COMES JUST ONEDAY AFTER A KENTUCKY GRANDJURY DECIDED NOT TO CHARGE THEPOLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED INBREONNA TAYLORMURDER.

WMAR-2 NEWS RAYSTRICKLAND IS LIVE AT CITYHALL WHERE THE PROTEST ENDEDAND RAY WHAT COULD YOU TELL USABOUT HOW THE PROTESTERS FEELABOUT THE DECISION IN TAYLORCASEJAIME, I WOULD SAY ANGRY,FRUSTRATED AND HURT ONE OF THEORGANIZERS, A YOUNG BLACKWOMAN, EVEN SAID IT GAVE HER ASENSE OF DEJA VU SHE FEELS THEDECISION WAS YET ANOTHEREXAMPLE OF POLICE VIOLENCEAGAINST BLACK PEOPLE GOINGUNCHECKED.

THIS YOUNG WOMANWAS AMONG AT LEAST 100 PEOPLEWHO SHOWED UP AT TONIGPROTEST IT STARTED OUTSIDE OFBALTMORE POLICE HEADQUARTERSAS YOU CAN SEE THEY MARCHEDTHROUGH THE STREETS OFDOWNTOWN CHANTING BLACK LIVESMATTER AND BREONNA TAYLORNAME HER DEATH AND THEDECISION NOT TO CHARGE THEOFFICERANOTHER FLASHPOINT IN THISNATIONAL RECKONING ON RACE ANDANOTHER REASON WHY THESEPROTESTERS FEEL POLICE REFORMIS NEEDED.

PROTESTERS SAY THISIS NOT A MOMENT BUT AMOVEMENT.

AND THEY TELL METHEY WONIS MADE I SPOKE TO A 17 YEAROLD GIRL WHO WAS HERE AND SHEGAVE US HER REACTION TO THEANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE STATE'SATTORNEY IN LOUISVILLE,KENTUCKY.

SHE SAID RACIALINJUSTICE IS STARTING TO TAKEA TOLL ON HER.“I was at acomplete loss.

Ityou work every day to fightfor your life.

And when itcomes down to it and we getinto the courtroom and theysay all of them are acquittedon the same day 65 years agowhen Emmitt Tills killers wereacquitted.

Itithope.

I never felt sohopeless” THE PROTEST HEREWAS PEACEFUL, POLICE HAVE NOTMAD ANY ARRESTS.

THESEPROTESTERS ARE JUST HOPINGTHEIR VOICES ARE POWEFULENOUGH TO BREAK A PAINFULCYCLE - AND BRING CHANGE ACRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM*THE*FEEL IS BROKEN.

LIVE INDOWNTOWN BALTIMORE, RAYSTRICKLAND WMAR-2 NEWSNOW LET'S TAKE A LIVE LOOK ATA PROTEST IN LAS VEGAS.

THISIS NIGHT TWO OF PROTESTSACROSS THE NATION THAT FORMEDAFTER THE STATE'S ATTORNEYANNOUNCED NO CHARGES FOR THEDEATH OF BREONNA TAYLOR.TONIGHT, THE LOUISVILLE METROPOLICE DEPARTMENT DECLARED ANUNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY -- SAYINGSOME PROTESTORS BROKE WINDOWS.SOME DRIVERS ALSO HITPROTESTORS IN DENVER ANDBUFFALO WITH CARS.STAY WITH WMAR-2 NEWS FOR THELATEST ON THIS DEVELOPINGSTORY BOTH ON AIR AND ONLINEAT WMAR-2 NEWS DOT COM.

WE'LLALSO BRING YOU ANY NEWDEVELOPMENTS ON FACEBOOK ANDTWITTER.

AND GOOD MORNINGMARYLAND WILL HAVE CONTINUINGCOVERAGE STARTING AT 4:30 A-M.BALT

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