North Carolina protest over Andrew Brown shooting death declared ‘unlawful assembly’: report
About 100 people gathered to protest recent police shootings of Black people, a report said
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rioters pulled barricades and overturned trash cans in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday night, prompting authorities to declare an unlawful assembly, according to a report.
About 100 people had gathered to protest recent police shootings of Black people, the News & Observer of Raleigh reported.
The crowd broke up soon after police called for them to disperse, the report said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Many of the marchers wore black and held placards with slogans such as, "Melanin is not a weapon."
Chants of "Andrew Brown!" were heard, referring to a Black man who was shot to death Wednesday morning by sheriff’s deputies in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, according to the report.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Protesters also expressed opposition to this week’s police shooting death of Ma’Khia Bryant in Ohio.
A larger protest in Elizabeth City, of about 200 people, remained peaceful, the report said.