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Earlier tonight, WCPO-TV reported that one point hundreds of protesters were on the highway at Winchell Avenue and Bank Avenue. At that time, the news station said that protests were peaceful, if disruptive.
HAPPENING NOW: Protesters have made their way onto I-75 at Winchell Ave and Bank Ave. Use caution in the area. https://t.co/UW95SSe2QJ pic.twitter.com/ovK8N3FEep
— WCPO 9 (@WCPO) May 30, 2020
Further protesters stood in front of Cincinnati police headquarters.
Protests on behalf of George Floyd’s death still in full swing. Here’s what Cincinnati Police Headquarters looks like right now @WCPO pic.twitter.com/DlvQpeQy0e
— Sina Gebre-Ab WCPO (@SinaGebreAb) May 30, 2020
Protests were sparked by the Minneapolis death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody while restrained by a police officer who kept a knee on his neck.
Cincinnati police asked residents to avoid the downtown and Over-the-Rhine areas due to several groups behaving violently.
There are several active protests & groups causing damage to property in the downtown & OTR neighborhoods currently. Please avoid this area.
— Cincinnati Police Department (@CincyPD) May 30, 2020
WCPO-TV reported that protests began at the Hamilton County Courthouse before going to Washington Park, then up to the interstate.
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