Huntsville Residents Protest Floyd Killing

More Than 100 People Protested Peacefully

Megan reyna has the night off.

Hundreds of people in huntsville came out to show solidarity with many others across the country following the killing of george floyd.

Waay-31s alexis scott is live in downtown huntsville after speaking with organizers and participants.

Alexis... the protest happened here around the madison county courthouse and it was a peaceful demonstration of people walking the block expressing how they feel about recent events.

Several people told me it was definitely a teaching moment.

Take nats of chanting teisha friend , participated in protest "we're not in a bubble that it just can't happen here and so we need to be aware and be involved," teisha friend came out with her family to show them what was happening was real and to teach them about responding to police brutality.

She... along with hundreds of others stepped together and chanted things like i cant breathe... some of the last words george floyd spoke.

Organizers of the event told me he hopes the protest showed that everyone can come together for one cause.

Caleb snell, co-organizer "we'll stand with you and we're not just going to sit in our homes in air conditioning on a hot day like this," people marched for 3 hours... and police were in