Protests in Buffalo continue

Protests in Buffalo continue

A group of protesters gathered in Niagara Square and marched throughout Buffalo, including to the home of Mayor Byron Brown on Wednesday.

This comes on the heels of 13 protesters being arrested Wednesday morning.

PROTESTERS TAKETHEIR CALL FORJUSTICE FROM THESHADOW OF CITY HALLTO THE MAYOR'SFRONT DOOR.GOOD EVENING.THE GROUP... CALLINGFOR POLICE REFORM.SOME INVOLVED...HAVE BEEN CAMPEDOUT IN NIAGARASQUARE FOR THELAST COUPLE OFWEEKS.WITH BUFFALO POLICEHAULING AWAY MORETHAN A DOZENPROTESTORS INHANDCUFFS LATELAST NIGHT.NIKKI DEMENTRI JOINSUS LIVE WITH THEDEMANDS THEPROTESTERS AREMAKING.JEFFTHE GROUP OFPROTESTERS HERE ATNIAGARA SQUARE ARENOT LEAVING ANYTIMESOON DESPITE 13 OFTHEM BEINGARRESTED LASTNIGHT.THE PROTESTERSARRESTED AROUND 1A-M THIS MORNINGRETURNED TONIAGARA SQUARELATER TODAY.A LARGE GROUP OFPROTESTERS BEGANTO MARCH TOVARIOUS BUFFALONEIGHBORHOODS,SHARING THEIRMESSAGES TODEFUND THE POLICE,STAND UP AGAINSTPOLICE BRUTALITYAND RACIALINJUSTICES.AT ONE POINTTONIGHT,PROTESTERS MADETHEIR WAY TO THEMAYOR'S HOUSE.OUR PHOTOGRAPHERON SCENE SAW THEMAYOR BEINGESCORTED OUT OF HISHOUSE BYPOLICE.WE ARE STILLWAITING TO HEAREXACTLY WHY THATWAS THE CASE.THERE WERE DOZENSOF PROTESTERS THATTHEN MARCHEDDOWN DELAWARE.HERE IS WHAT SOMEHAD TO SAYI WAS ONE OF THEPEOPLE THAT WASARRESTED UNJUSTLYFOR PEACEFULLYPROTESTING.

SO WASHE.

THERE WERE 9 OFUS.

FOUR FEMALES,NINE MALES, WE WEREPEACEFULLYPROTESTING."WE HAVE A RIGHT TOLIVE.

WE HAVE A RIGHTTO SAY WHAT WE WANTTO SAY.

WE HAVE ARIGHT TO FEEL.

WEHAVE A RIGHT TOEVERYTHING.

WESHOULDN'T HAVE TOREMIND PEOPLE THATBLACK LIVES MATTERBUFFALO POLICECAPTAIN JEFFRINALDO TOLD 7EWNEARLIERCOMMISSIONERBYRON LOCKWOODDECIDED TO MOVEPROTESTORS OUTEARLIER THISMORNING.

POLICE SAYTHEY ASKED THEGROUP TO LEAVEMULTIPLE TIMES OVER11 DAY STAY AFTERRECEIVINGNUMEROUSCOMPLAINTS ABOUTTHREATS ANDUNSANITARYCONDITIONS.POLICE ALSO SAY THESQUARE IS A PUBLICPARK AND GOESAGAINST LAW TOSLEEP ORCONGREGATE HEREPAST 10 PMIT'S UNCLEARWHETHER THEBUFFALO POLICE WILLCLEAR THE SQUAREAGAIN TONIGHT, BUTAGAIN PROTESTERSHERE TELL ME THEY'LLBE STAYING THENIGHT.LIVE IN DOWNTOWNBUFFALO, ND, 7EWN.NEW AT 11 -- ADIFFERENT KIND OFMARCH FROMNEW AT 11 -- A