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Monday, 29 April 2024

Vigil held for George Floyd in Tucson

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Vigil held for George Floyd in Tucson
Vigil held for George Floyd in Tucson

Hundreds gathered at the parking lot of Dunbar Academy to protest police brutality, honor George Floyd

FLOYD'S MEMORY.

AS NINE ONYOUR SIDE'S ROGELIO MARESREPORTS -- IT DREW A LARGECROWD -- AND WAS OVER BY THESTART OF AN 8 P-M CURFEW.ROGELIO MARES, @ROGELIOMARESKGUN9 VIGIL FOR GEORGE FLOYD,HUNDREDS GATHER TO HONORMEMORY OF GEORGE FLOYD INTUCSON JENEEN HILL, FLOYDVIGIL SPEAKER VIGIL FOR GEORGEFLOYD, HUNDREDS GATHER TOHONOR MEMORY OF GEORGE FLOYDIN TUCSON(STAND UP) A SMALL GROUPGATHERED HERE AFTER THEINITIAL DEMONSTRATION BUT FORTHE MOST PART IT WAS APEACEFUL PROTEST OF POLICEBRUTALITY AND AN EVENT TOHONOR THE MEMORY OF GEORGEFLOYD HERE IN TUCSON.

10SECHUNDREDS GATHERED AT THEPARKING LOT OF THE DUNBARACADEMY.

THEY HEARD MULTIPLESPEAKERS TALKING ON ISSUES OFRACE, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEINTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO --AND HONORING THE LIFE OFGEORGE FLOYD AMONG THEM JENEENHILL.

SOT I CAN LOOK OUT ONTHIS AUDIENCE AND I SEE FACESOF PEOPLE WHO SINCE I'VE BEENIN TUCSON THESE LAST SIXMONTHS HAVE LOVED ON ME LIKE ASISTER BUT AT THE SAME TIMEI'M AFRAID OF THEM.

13SEC HILLADDRESSED THE GATHERING AS ACONCERN MOTHER.

SOT MY SONS, IHAVE THREE, 24, 19 AND 17 YEARDS GETTING READY TO GO OFFIN THE ARMY WHERE I THINKHE'LL BE SAFER THAN WALKINGTHE STREETS IN AMERICA BECAUSETHE POLICE ARE TRYING TO KILLMY BABIES.

15SEC SOT THISCOUNTRY HAS BEEN TRYING TOTELL US THAT ARE BOYS AREPOISON, THAT OUR BOYS ARE BAD.07SEC THE CROWD WAS LARGE,VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE MESSAGEAND COMPLIANT WITH THE LAW --LEAVING THE AREA BEFORE ASTATE-WIDE CURFEW OF 8 P-MORDERED BY GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEYSUNDAY.

THE MESSAGE LEFT INTHE WAKE OF THIS GATHERING...SOT WE ARE HUMANS!

TREAT LIKESUCH!

03SEC AT THE DUNBARACADEMY, ROGELIO MARES, KGUN 9ON YOUR SIDE.THERE'S PLENTY OF DAMAGE STILL

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