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Reporter Jesse Hardman brings us this dispatch on the protests on Sunday night in Baton Rouge.
Protests continued in Baton Rouge Sunday evening, six days after the shooting death of Alton Sterling by a Baton Rouge police officer.
Large crowds of protestors collected in several different areas of the city, met by police in riot gear. At least 50 people were arrested.
With reporting from Baton Rouge by Jesse Hardman, Tegan Wendland and Bryan Tarnowski.
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11:38 p.m. CT - Crowds have thinned and police have backed off.
The crowd is getting smaller and police are now standing way behind the barricades, almost out of sight. #BatonRouge #AltonSterling— Brianna Paciorka (@bpaciorka) July 11, 2016
10:39 p.m. CT - Police begin arriving to confront protestors gathered near BRPD headquarters.
Moving closer to protesters, some rushed into the crowd just now. #BatonRouge #AltonSterling pic.twitter.com/ntwOkCamou— Brianna Paciorka (@bpaciorka) July 11, 2016
Crowd peaceful and quiet, then police showed up pic.twitter.com/FilNxQA5mG— Zack Kopplin (@ZackKopplin) July 11, 2016
Law enforcement lines up on Airline Highway across from protesters. #BatonRouge #AltonSterling pic.twitter.com/ypOMd2MPcr— Brianna Paciorka (@bpaciorka) July 11, 2016
10:02 p.m. CT - Activist Deray Mckesson, jailed yesterday, has returned to the Triple S market, the site of the shooting death of Alton Sterling.
Triple S. #BatonRouge pic.twitter.com/QWa78YGZVh— deray mckesson (@deray) July 11, 2016
9:47 p.m. CT - The Advocate is reporting nearly 50 people have been arrested so far in Baton Rouge this evening.
At least 48 people were arrested on Sunday for obstruction of a public passageway in hostile #AltonSterling protest downtown— Rebekah Allen (@rebekahallen) July 11, 2016
9:38 p.m. CT - Reports from the Advocate and other outlets say protestors now massing near Baton Rouge Police headquarters on Airline Highway, scene of mass arrests last night.
Amnesty International is questioning whether police agencies in Baton Rouge are allowing for appropriate, constitutional protesting.
"The sheer number of arrests last night raises serious questions about proportionate response to peaceful protests. Law enforcement officers cannot selectively decide which laws to enforce during demonstrations - be it against journalists, legal observers or protestors, " said Jamira Burley, Amnesty's campaign manager for gun violence and criminal justice reform in a statement from Baton Rouge.
Solange Knowles says police were acting inappropriately.
Protesters/marchers have been nothing but peaceful today in Baton Rouge. Police are here pulling out tear gas while children are around.— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) July 10, 2016
7:49 p.m. CT - Police are making numerous arrests at multiple locations throughout the city.
Multiple arrest happening now downtown Baton Rouge!!!! pic.twitter.com/yDcfvRCa4y— Derk Brown (@DreadHead_46) July 11, 2016
More arrests in #BatonRouge. #AltonSterling pic.twitter.com/2XnB70iXRo— Brianna Paciorka (@bpaciorka) July 11, 2016
7:34 p.m. CT - Reporter Jesse Hardman finds riot police massing on the corner of France and East Streets. Police tell demonstrators "this is no longer a peaceful demonstration," and begin to make arrests.
More arrests. Things getting violent as law enforcement started circling and closing in pic.twitter.com/q1SB9CQHeO— Rebekah Allen (@rebekahallen) July 11, 2016
6:54 p.m. CT - Police have begun making numerous arrests.
#SCANNER "This is not a peaceful protest anymore."— Hilary Scheinuk (@hscheinukphoto) July 10, 2016
Swat car literally pushing crowd back pic.twitter.com/Z4GM5lEJpU— Rebekah Allen (@rebekahallen) July 10, 2016
6:46 p.m CT - Police attempting to disperse some groups of protestors.
Disperse or be arrested, police say pic.twitter.com/quc4F02ysd— Rebekah Allen (@rebekahallen) July 10, 2016
Police in standoff with protesters at corner of East Blvd. and France St. pic.twitter.com/nxWWG4bDuf— Terry L Jones (@tjonesreporter) July 10, 2016
6:19 p.m. CT - Protestors running into heavily armed police.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Right now. #AltonSterling pic.twitter.com/7BbhrA9ClR— andruokun (@andruokun) July 10, 2016
Baton Rouge Police in full gear getting ready to tear gas!!! @shazza_razza @MissJupiter1957 @deray pic.twitter.com/hymmKU6WUX— Derk Brown (@DreadHead_46) July 10, 2016
6:09 p.m. - New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, with protestors at theSuperdome.
Coming together - faith leaders, police officers & our community - a city united in prayer. #nolalove #NOLA pic.twitter.com/H7YgCi7NlI— Mitch Landrieu (@MayorLandrieu) July 10, 2016
6:04 p.m. CT - Protestors are moving through different neighborhoods in Baton Rouge. Some are overheard by Advocate journalist Rebekah Allen wanting to march to LSU.
Happening now at East Boulevard pic.twitter.com/43rdRg3Psi— Rebekah Allen (@rebekahallen) July 10, 2016
5:15 p.m. CT - Reporter Ryan Kailath is released from jail.
5:04 p.m. CT - March leaves Capitol.
#thewave march for Alton Sterling leaving capital to brass band. pic.twitter.com/gr3qfItEw5— Claire Taylor (@ClaireTaylorTDA) July 10, 2016
5:01 p.m. CT - Tegan Wendland is stationed outside the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, waiting for the release of WWNO reporter Ryan Kailath. Kailath was arrested along with over a hundred others during protests along Airline Highway in Baton Rouge Saturday night.
4:30 p.m. CT - The governor's press conference has ended. The governor stressed the rights of protestors to peacefully assemble and to be heard. Law enforcement officers said they were ready to respond to any violence, and reiterated they would make arrests if protestors blocked major thoroughfares like Airline Highway.
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