General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDetroit protestor shot, killed by motorist.
DETROIT (WXYZ) One person was killed as hundreds of people gathered in downtown Detroit on Friday night as part of nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis this week.
The shooting did not involve police.
A DPD spokesperson days a grey Dodge Durango pulled up and fired into the crowd, striking a 19-year-old man. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital.
https://www.wxyz.com/news/photos-and-videos-hundreds-gather-at-large-protest-in-downtown-detroit-on-friday-night
Walleye
(31,057 posts)applegrove
(118,793 posts)Buckeye_Democrat
(14,858 posts)Sunsky
(1,737 posts)You know, "when the looting starts, the shooting starts"- The Don in the White house. Tragic.
crickets
(25,983 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)wnylib
(21,612 posts)I sure hope so.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)wnylib
(21,612 posts)several supremacist groups in the country like Nazi, Aryan Nation, KKK member, etc. Of course, it is possible to be BOTH a magat and a Klansman.
Solomon
(12,319 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,145 posts)MichMan
(11,976 posts)Unfortunately a fairly common occurrence.
No reports of any looting last night
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)He probably drove hundreds of miles.