";s:4:"text";s:6224:""Pain of not just of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but pain of black men and women that have experienced deaths this year, last year and many years ago. She also noticed cars were doing donuts on Capitol Avenue.A protester tweeted that organizers are trying to gain control of the situation are The Arkansas State Police have shot tear gas at protesters in Conway, asking them to leave the area.A group of Arkansas State Police officers have reportedly arrived in Conway after some tense moments during the protest.Traffic has been stopped at the Oak and Harkrider Streets.Protesters have been told by police to stay out of the streets or it would be considered an "unlawful assembly. All Rights Reserved. "We will focus on peace, protection, and opportunity for all," Scott said.Little Rock Police Chief Keith Humphrey said there was some damage and vandalism at the state Capitol building.Humphrey also said there were several incidents of damage throughout the downtown area.Someone also drove through the front door of the Target on University Avenue in attempt to steal some items. Henry McMaster's new COVID-19 mandates. A balance has to be maintained between these rights and those of private property owners and other citizens. "Protesters have moved away from the intersection, but are still near the Walgreens in downtown Conway. The black man thanked the officer for helping with the event.“That moment lets me know that every cop is not a bad cop,” Burroughs said. Traffic has been stopped at the Oak and Harkrider Streets. Black and white citizens alike shared moments of solidarity throughout the protest, chanting with each other and raising their fists to the sky.“To have a mixture of people come out together and boldly say we stand against this, we stand for truth and honor, we stand for equal justice for all and to do this peacefully and cohesively is extremely thought provoking,” said Blain-Bellamy, the first black person to serve as Conway's mayor.Toward the end of the protest as Burroughs was speaking, there was a warm exchange between a black man and a white police officer in front of the courthouse. In a video that has been shared numerous times on social media, the officer is seen kneeling on Floyd’s neck for at least eight and a half minutes.
Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. At least four people were arrested during a protest over the police killing of George Floyd in Conway on Sunday. A group of Arkansas State Police officers have reportedly arrived in Conway after some tense moments during the protest. “Even though we are angry, we are hurting and we are tired of being tired, you have to do things the right way.”The protesters met in front of the Horry County Courthouse and walked around downtown Conway before returning to the courthouse steps to discuss their movement and say a prayer.Police were on hand and made sure the protesters remained safe while marching through the streets. Oak Street is quiet on Monday, but on Sunday, it was a very different scene, but it’s photos that were captured of that protest that are sparking conversations. The truck also had "I'LL HIT YALL" written on the front window and Police arrived on scene and some protesters have dispersed from the area.Protesters have now moved to City Hall in Little Rock.According to our reporter Mercedes McKay, protesters are peacefully chanting "Black Lives Matter" and "No justice, no peace. Conway protest remains peaceful The video shown above is raw footage. "As a police department we are there to assist individuals, not hinder their first amendment right," Humphrey said.No arrests were made except for the two at the Target.Mayor Scott said tear gas was not deployed by the Little Rock Police Department.Protesters made their way back to the Capitol where someone had spray painted "Black Lives Matter" onto the steps.Another group pulled down the flags and burned at least one of them.Around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that he directed Arkansas State Police to "work with local law enforcement to stop the damage to the Capitol.
CONWAY — About 200 people gathered peacefully Sunday afternoon to protest the deaths of African Americans in police custody, as well as the recent arrest of an Albany man during ""They fired a tear gas canister directly in front of the stairs," the tweeter said.It is unclear which police department released the tear gas canisters into the crowd of protesters.Damage has been reported at the Arkansas State Capitol, but no specifics of what or where.After a short-lived incident where a fire was lit and cars were doing donuts, protesters at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock are now sitting in the roadway and holding up signs.Some of the signs read "Don't Shoot" and "Black Lives Matter. — All-day today people have been marching across Conway in protest of George Floyd’s death. "While some may disagree with what transpired last night, but we have to understand that we have people in a city, in a land that are experiencing hurt, heart aching pain," the mayor said.