According to eyewitness accounts and news reports, police kettled a protest on a bridge and fired both tear gas and rubber bullets. Eyewitnesses note children were among the crowd and protestors attempted to shield them from harm.
tags: child, tear-gas, rubber-bullets, shoot
id: nc-asheville-2
Links
- https://www.wyff4.com/article/tear-gas-rubber-bullets-reported-at-asheville-protest/32725369
- https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2020/05/31/bowen-bridge-shut-down-protesters-block-highway/5304001002/
Police destroy supplies, including food and water, at a medical station. Medics and EMTs said the station was approved by the city.
Additional investigation found the station was on private property and conducted with approval from the property owner.
tags: medic, property-destruction
id: nc-asheville-1
Links
- https://twitter.com/AngelaMWilhelm/status/1268056986102444033
- https://twitter.com/AngelaMWilhelm/status/1267974081577717762
- https://twitter.com/daveth89/status/1267974555332685824
- https://i.redd.it/wofh339sqr251.png
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/03/george-floyd-protests-police-destroy-medic-station-asheville/3124847001/
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1269071491892682752
A man was shot in the head at close range with a pepper ball. Footage was uploaded on June 9th, but date of incident is unknown.
tags: pepper-ball, shoot
id: nc-asheville-3
Links
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1270378392454672390
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1270378863219138561
Law enforcement close on protesters from both sides with pepper bullets, tear gas, and flashbangs | June 2nd
Law enforcement close on protesters from both sides with pepper bullets, tear gas, and flashbangs. Some protesters escape into an adjacent parking structure.
Jeff Jackson, an NC State senator whose district contains the Uptown Charlotte area, later posted a review of the incident on Medium.com, in which he decries the incident and states he has begun the process of opening an investigation with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
tags: politician, tear-gas, tear-gas-canister, pepper-ball, flashbangs
id: nc-charlotte-1
Links
- https://www.instagram.com/tv/CA9UOKAj7MC/
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1268030671706099717
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1268030671706099717
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmJEQVj2fdc&feature=youtu.be
- https://medium.com/@Jeff_Jackson/review-of-incident-in-charlotte-on-4th-street-on-the-evening-of-june-2nd-2963d4598500
Video shows numerous police officers charging an individual, before throwing them to the ground and kneeling on them to make an arrest. As they walk the individual from the scene, she states her restraints are too tight, but police do not acknowledge her. Protestors nearby ask why she is being arrested; police say, "Watch the news video."
Protestors identified this individual as a representative from The Bail Project who was slated to speak at a protest later that day.
tags: arrest, knee, shove, throw, inhumane-treatment
id: nc-charlotte-2
Links
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1270185252665864193
- https://twitter.com/kaitlinwa24/status/1270113046606864389
Around 7pm on May 30th, Raleigh police fired tear gas and pepper spray into a peaceful protest. Footage shows protestors surprised at the escalation and turning to flee, as well as multiple protestors hit directly by projectiles. In addition, the article claims police targeted both protestors and journalists with rubber bullets. The escalation did then incite some protestors to return fire with rocks, fireworks, and police tear gas canisters.
tags: tear-gas, tear-gas-canister
id: nc-raleigh-2
Links
Shortly before 7pm on May 31st, police fired tear gas to disperse peaceful protestors gathered on the street before advancing across the intersection.
Police later justified the use of force by stating that protestors were blocking the path of an EMS vehicle, although no vehicle can be seen in the footage.
tags: tear-gas, tear-gas-canister
id: nc-raleigh-4
Links
- https://twitter.com/KateMurphyNews/status/1267227888811741190
- https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/wake-county-news/about-100-march-during-protest-in-downtown-raleigh-sunday-afternoon/
- https://www.wral.com/raleigh-police-fire-tear-gas-again-on-second-day-of-downtown-protests/19123254/
Police fire repeatedly at man who is attempting to leave the protest with his hands up. After shooting several times, an officer runs up and strikes the man in the back of the head and throw him to the ground to make an arrest. Tear gas begins to fill the road as officers arrest him.
tags: tear-gas, shoot, rubber-bullets, strike, beat, arrest, throw, shove
id: nc-raleigh-5
Links
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267295157885505537
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267836827328819200
Police fire tear gas at protestors throughout protests on May 31st. Footage show police firing into a crowd.
tags: tear-gas
id: nc-raleigh-6
Links
Footage shows a crowd protesting in place with hands up. Shots are heard and a protestor runs to kick a projectile back. Filmer states that police are firing "what appears to be pepper-spray pellets," which are likely pepper balls. Greg Doucette spreadsheet additionally suggests the projectiles are pepper balls.
tags: pepper-balls, shoot
id: nc-raleigh-7
Links
- https://twitter.com/LiamCurrie16/status/1266948510022320130
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ciMl0fLcgY&feature=youtu.be
A group of police approach a man who identified himself as the owner of the business he was standing outside of. He was not a protestor himself, but had been handing out refreshments to protestors. They fire some kind of shots to intimidate him before shouting "the game is over!".
tags: threaten, projectiles
id: nc-raleigh-1
Links
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CA51AJxH7S9 (on the sixth page)
- https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article243202416.html
- Location via Google Street View
On June 4th, Conrad James, a prominent protestor in Raleigh, threatened to file a class action lawsuit against the Raleigh police departments.
In the early hours of the morning on June 5th, men in black, without visible badge numbers, raided James' home and arrested him for allegedly failing to return a rental car. James denies these claims. The arrest took place in a county under the jurisdiction of the Wake County Sheriff's Office and the Fuquay-Varina Police Department. The sheriff's office, the Fuquay-Varina Police, and the Raleigh Police give differing accounts about the departments involved and the time at which the raid took place.
Police scanner audio shows that Raleigh police officers were following him during protests later that day.
tags: threaten, arrest, hide-badges
id: nc-raleigh-3
Links
- https://indyweek.com/news/wake/conrad-james-raleigh-city-council-arrest/
- https://twitter.com/LeighTauss/status/1269100075323662339
- https://abc11.com/activist-who-made-demands-to-raleigh-leaders-arrested-for-unrelated-incident/6234238/
Police feign a show of support by kneeling and draw protestors closer. After protestors kneel, police begin firing tear gas rounds.
tags: tear-gas, tear-gas-canister
id: nc-wilmington-1
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