What had been a mostly peaceful protest took a dangerous turn late Sunday when a Detroit police officer drove an SUV through a crowd of protesters after they surrounded the vehicle and began pounding on it.
after they surrounded the vehicle and began pounding on it.
Detroit police spokeswoman Sgt. Nicole Kirkwood said late Sunday the rear window of the police vehicle was smashed in. The department is investigating the actions of both the protesters and the officer who was driving, she said. "It's an event that has been organized through a coalition of various organizations," said Tristan Taylor of Detroit Will Breathe, who led previous marches in Detroit."This is us, acting on what we'd said we were going to do as an organization."
The crowd roared its approval as the sign unfurled and then surrounded two Detroit police officers who exited their vehicle to talk to protesters. The marchers shouted and yelled into a bullhorn:"Whose streets? Our Streets. Whose city? Our city." In addition to Detroit Will Breathe, the rally included representatives from ACCESS, BAMN, Queer Pride Detroit and Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation. Immigrant rights groups, indigenous people's groups and other activists marched from Patton Park, up Vernor Highway to Clark Park, where a rally was held Sunday evening.Isra Daraiseh, 30, of Detroit is Arab-American and she acknowledged historic tensions between some Arab-owned businesses and the Black community.
Detroit immigrant rights organizer Adonis Flores told the crowd to take the fight for change everywhere.
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