Twin Falls Police attending peaceful vigil

The Chief and and Captain of the Police Department will attend the vigil

CONTINUETHROUGHOUT THECOUNTRY, THE CITYOF TWIN FALLS WILLBE HOSTING APEACEFUL VIGILTONIGHT TO HONORGEORGE FLLOYD ANDOTHER AFRICANAMERICANS KILLED.IDAHO NEWS SIXREPORTER ALEXGRANT HAS MORE ASTO HOW THE POLICEDEPARTMENT WILLHANDLE THE VIGILAND HOW THEY ARETRYING TO MAKE ADIFFERENCE.WITH PROTESTSTURNING VIOLENTTHROUGHOUT THECOUNTRY, THEMESSAGE FOR THISLOCAL VIGIL AT THECITY PARK IS PEACE.THE TWIN FALLSPOLICE DEPARTMENTALSO PLANS FOR ITTO BE JUST THAT."TWIN FALLS IS AGREAT COMMUNITY;IT'S A LIVINGCOMMUNITY.

WE'REEXPECTING THIS TOBE A VIGIL AND A TIMEFOR MEMBERS OFTHE COMMUNITY TOCOME OUT AND HAVECONVERSATIONS.THE DEPARTMENTMAKING THE EFFORTTO SPEAK WITHMEMBERS OF THEBLACK COMMUNITYAND OTHERMARGINALIZEDGROUPS TO HEARWHAT THEY HAVE TOSAY AND SEE HOWTHE CAN OVERCOMETHIS ISSUETOGETHER."I'M OPEN, I'M READYTO LISTEN, I'M READYTO TALK AND TO DOWHAT WE CAN TOMAKE A CHANGEHERE IN TWIN FALLS,CONTINUE TO MAKETHINGS BETTER, ANDHOPEFULLY MAKE ACHANGE ON THENATIONAL LEVEL."WHILE THERE IS NOTFEELING THAT ANYSORT OF VIOLENCEMAY ARISE THEDEPARTMENT STILLHAS A PLAN IN PLACEIF THINGS WERE TOESCALATE."IF THINGS TOESCALATE TO THEPOTENTIAL OFPEOPLE GETTINGINJURED OR WE HAVELAWS BEINGVIOLATED ANDENFORCEMENTACTION IS NEEDED,YES THE TWIN FALLSPOLICE DEPARTMENTWILL BE READY."CHIEF KINGSBURYALSO FEELS THISVIGIL SHOULD ALSOBE A SERIOUS TIMEOF REFLECTION FORTHOSE INAUTHORITATIVEROLES."THIS IS JUST A VERYUNFORTUNATE,TRAGIC SITUATIONTHAT REALLY BRINGSTHE POINT HOME,AND I THINK IT'S AWAKE UP CALL TOTHOSE OF US INAUTHORITY ANDTHOSE OF US IN LAWENFORCEMENT.

WENEED TO LISTEN ANDNATIONWIDE WENEED TO BEPREPARED TO MAKESOME CHANGES."THE VIGIL WILL BEHELD AT SEVENO'CLOCK THISEVENING.

I'M ALEXGRANT IDAHO NEWSSIX.