Protestors meet with Metro for peace
Protestors meet with Metro for peace
NEWS: Two groups approached the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department to discuss peaceful protests Wednesday.
THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENTRIGHT HERE IN THE VALLEY - - TOTALK ABOUT KEEPING THE PEACEDURING TONIGHT'S PLANNEDPROTEST AT CITY HALL.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE AT POLICEHEADQUARTERS WITH DETAILS.ROSS - IN LIGHT OF RECENTVIOLENCE TWO GROUPS THOUGHT ISWAS TIME TO SIT DOWN - - HASHOUT SOME GUIDELINES ANDBOUNDARIES - - AND TRY TO KEEPEVERYONE SAFE.FIRST - - SHAHEEM FALANIKO WITHMARCH FOR PEACE JUST SPENT THELAST COUPLE OF HOURS TALKINGWITH POLICE.FALANIKO SAYS THE WHOLE POINTOF THIS MEETING IS TO FINDCOMMON GROUND - AIR GRIEVANCESON BOTH SIDES - - AND ENSURETHAT PROTESTS LIKE TONIGHT'SVIGIL AT CITY HALL REMAINPEACEFUL AND DON'T ESCALATE TOTHE POINT OF VIOLENCE.HE SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT TOESTABLISH A LINE OF PERONALDIALOGUE BETWEEN GROUPS - - SOPROGRESS CAN BE MADE IN THEFUTURE.SHAHEEM FALANIKO/MARCH FORPEACE LAS VEGAS "WHAT PROGRAMS.WHAT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THATWE CAN COME TOGETHER SO THAT WECAN CONTINUE THIS RELATIONSHIP.WE CAN CONTINUE THAT ENERGYHERE IN LAS VEGAS BEACUSE IT'SNATION."ORIGINALLY - - REPRESENTATIVESOF THE LOCAL FLESH AND ROOTSGROUP SAY THEY WERE SUPPOSED TOBE IN ON THIS MEETING - - BUTONE REPRESENTATIVE TELLS METHEY CALLED IT OFF AFTERMONDAY'S PROTEST RESULTED INPOLICE SHOOTING AND KILLINGPROTESTOR JORGE GOMEZ - - ANDOFFICER SHAY MIKOLANIS BEINGSHOT WHILE TRYING TO DISPERSEAN UNRULY CROWD.HE FEARED TENSIONS WERE TOOHIGH TO SIT DOWN.THAT F-N-R REPRESENTATIVE SAYSTHE GROUP WILL BE AT TONIGHT'SPROTEST VIGIL -- AND THEYCONTINUE TO HOPE IT REMAINSPEACEFUL.HE HOPES TODAY'S SIT-DOWN WITHTHESE ACTIVISTS MAKES PROGRESSTOWARD THAT END.TONIGHT'S VIGIL PROTEST ISSCHEDULED FOR FIVE OVER AT CITYHALL.FALANIKO SAYS IF YOU COME TOTHE VIGIL - - COME PREPARED TOTALK WITH OFFICERS - REMAINPEACEFUL - - AND KEEP AN EYEOUT FOR ANYONE IN THE CROWDTHAT MIGHT CAUSE TROUBLE TOSTOP THEM BEFORE IT GETS OUT OFHAND.SEAN DELANCEY -- 13 ACTIONNEWS.THE LAS VEGAS CITY COUNCIL HASPASSED AN ORDINANCE BANNIN
