Video footage shows dozens of protesters, chanting 'Black lives matter,' climbing up the stairs of a restaurant as patrons dining outside look on.
"There's no need to run. Nobody's hurting you," a protester says."We're shutting the party down."
"They had a discussion with someone from the group, I didn't hear what the group said but the restaurant stated 'We have to protect our business,'" ScooterCasterNY toldcontacted Swan Dive and Ox and Stone for comments, but did not hear back in time for publication. The protest grew violent, with some members of the crowd throwing rocks, bottles and other forms of debris at the officers, according to the statement. RPD officers"utilized pepper balls and pepper spray" to disperse the crowd. Later, after midnight, officers"deployed tear gas" to disperse another crowd, where some members had set small fires and hurled commercial grade fireworks"directly at officers.
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