One rioter threw a brick at a news crew. Around 11 p.m., police appeared to chase after one or more people and put them in custody. But another person who took part in the protests said he thought police went too far. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/zIvDxjCmJV, While the protesting continues, Brockton local and state police standing guard at the Brockton police Dept. Later in the evening in Boston, the peaceful protest at Franklin Park slowly came to an end. One of the men said he was involved in the peaceful protest earlier on and had warned others that the group heading to the police station was not organized or part of any pre-planned route. Schmidreck Georges, 23, of Brockton, is facing assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (rocks), assault and battery on a police officer, failure to disperse from a riot, disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace. I think that starts to build tension and aggression. #BLM #BostonProtests #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/rBeSVWmBcN, “Black lives matter” thousands chanting as they march out of Franklin Park with dozens of police officers following this peaceful protest. "Even though it got crazy, police did their job.". A peaceful protest was held earlier in the day with a march that started about two miles away from the police station, by the intersection of Centre Street and Commercial Street, where tensions came to a head around 8:30 p.m. "I've seen a lot of bad, I've seen a lot of good," said Jeff Gomes of Brockton, who participated in the protest said Wednesday. As cars idled on Boston streets, looters ran into stores, and then were recorded on live television running outside carrying loads of stolen merchandise, getting into vehicles, and driving off. If we are to honor his memory, it must be done with an open dialogue, listening and learning from one another, not by creating mayhem, setting fires and hurling rocks and bricks," Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said in a statement. He said the 5 p.m. rally was a true reflection of the Brockton community, where many took a knee in solidarity against police brutality alongside others protesting the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by a Minneapolis police officer who knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes last week. People are now starting to throw things at officers in Brockton.

“But change can’t happen through violence.”.

[ Protests peaceful in Boston by day turn violent at nightfall ], Tuesday’s protests started off as peaceful as demonstrators united and marched together, chanting things like, “No justice, No peace” and “Black lives matter.”, Peaceful protest making its way down Franklin Park Road right now. "We know change is coming, it needs to come. reopening plan, Three people, dog seriously injured in head-on crash in Foxborough, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for COVID-19, Salem police call on state police Airwing to help ID Halloween overcrowding spots, A student dies, and a campus gets serious about coronavirus, 'The next question is how many seals should there be', Dr. Ashish Jha deems SCOTUS ceremony a likely superspreader event, Site In-depth news coverage of the Greater Boston Area. This is no indication of the masses of people who are down here for the freedom of speech, to do the right thing and unfortunately a few random people decided to do something different.". , as he stood outside a damaged Dunkin’ on. We’re live at 6:30! We are a solid community.". It was shortly after 8:30 when a large firework exploded in the middle of the group of officers. One Man Arrested, Statement On Brockton Protest pic.twitter.com/3QJyP0UXeu. Businesses were damaged and police officers were injured as violence erupted in Brockton, Massachusetts, overnight. Thousands have gathered in recent days to protest Floyd’s death and to call for social justice reform, calling attention to the number of black people killed and harassed by police. Arborway traffic blocked for a bit as this crowd continues on through Boston @boston25 #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/0BJVA4SDEr. They threw bottles and bricks and lit fireworks as chaos erupted in downtown Brockton. A water bottle gets thrown is water, but don't throw tear gas at us... don't pepper spray.". On social media, a movement dubbed #BlackoutTuesday prompted users to post black squares to their feeds and timelines while flooding their stories with information on protests, how to stop racism, how to support black business and more. But Sullivan said the National Guardsmen had left by the morning and he pledged his own help in restoring the damage done to local businesses. #BLM #BostonProtests #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/AquejBuT99. ", "Today's a new day," Sullivan said at a press conference Wednesday.

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where protesters had shattered windows and ignited a fire the night before, that the chaos was counterproductive to the cause.        Boston Helps. Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan participated in an initially peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd, before things turned violent overnight. pic.twitter.com/qzXspeAunp. "It's just unfortunate.

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