PHOTOS: Hundreds gather across Hampton Roads to protest death of George Floyd
WAVY Web Staff
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Hundreds have gathered across Hampton Roads to protest the death of George Floyd — a handcuffed black man who pleaded “I can’t breathe” after a white police officer pressed his knee into his neck, later resulting in Floyd’s death.
Most of the local gatherings were peaceful, but Sunday night at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, there was property damaged and police used tear gas on the crowd.
I-64 shutdown by protesters on Friday night. (Photo courtesy Instagram follower @damaandsly)
“‘Make It Stop, Stop Killing Us.’ On May 30, 2020, hundreds of people took a stand & gathered for a march through the City of Norfolk in a peaceful protest following the death of George Floyd, a black man MURDERED by a Minneapolis Police Officer.” (Photo courtesy Instagram follower)
Several hundred people out today in Norfolk to protest George Floyd murder. (Photo courtesy Tamara Scott)
Several hundred people out today in Norfolk to protest George Floyd murder. (Photo courtesy Tamara Scott)
Several hundred people out today in Norfolk to protest George Floyd murder. (Photo courtesy Tamara Scott)
Several hundred people out today in Norfolk to protest George Floyd murder. (Photo courtesy Tamara Scott)
George Floyd Black Lives Matter March (Photo courtesy 10 On Your Side viewer)
George Floyd Black Lives Matter March (Photo courtesy 10 On Your Side viewer)
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“#NorfolkVA .. We took a stand.. All people of color, We Shut down The Streets… We didn’t Tear up The Streets. We did this peacefully and we voiced our opinions, We are Not Sheep, We Are Woke. We are Together. #GeorgeFloyd #TakeAStand ‼️🌊🌊🙌 #SomethingInTheWater #StopPoliceBrutality” (Photo courtesy Rob Allen)
“#NorfolkVA .. We took a stand.. All people of color, We Shut down The Streets… We didn’t Tear up The Streets. We did this peacefully and we voiced our opinions, We are Not Sheep, We Are Woke. We are Together. #GeorgeFloyd #TakeAStand ‼️🌊🌊🙌 #SomethingInTheWater #StopPoliceBrutality” (Photo courtesy Rob Allen)
(Photo courtesy Kyan HoSang)
Later in the evening, it was found that the Confederate Monument was vandalized.
