George Floyd protests in Indiana
[1][2] Nearly 500 people gathered on June 11 for a peaceful protest organized by recent grads and current high school students outside Avon Town Hall.[7] On June 6, a group of protesters demonstrated in support of Black Lives Matter in front of the Wells County Courthouse.[8] Several hundred people gathered on June 11 for a peaceful protest that included a lineup of speakers on the lawn outside the Brownsburg town hall.A solidarity rally was held on June 4 with hundreds marching from the Bartholomew County Courthouse to Columbus City Hall.[12] On June 11, over 100 protesters sang the Michael Jackson song "Man in the Mirror" as they marched through downtown Elkhart to Civic Plaza to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter and George Floyd.[14] On May 29, hundreds gathered outside the Allen County Courthouse in a peaceful demonstration that turned violent after police fired off tear gas in response to protesters blocking traffic by sitting in the road at Clinton and Main Street, refusing to move.[17] On May 31, demonstrators marched from the Elkhart County Courthouse down Main Street to honor George Floyd and David McAtee.[21] On May 29, a protest began at Monument Circle to rally against the murder of George Floyd, as well as Dreasjon Reed, who had been killed by Indianapolis police earlier that month.The Key Bank at Market Tower was vandalized, fires were set in trash cans, and numerous stores were looted.[24][25] On June 1, roughly 200 protesters marched to the Indiana Governor's Residence north of downtown Indianapolis, where, an hour after the city-mandated curfew, they were twice ordered to disperse and were faced with 50 police officers armed with zip ties, batons, and tear gas.Despite a largely peaceful protest, minor vandalism occurred and tear gas and rubber bullets were fired without warning.[35] Around 80 people met at the Morgan County courthouse square to protest in support of Black Lives Matter on June 7.[49] Participants were told to and thus remained seated during the demonstration while organizers spoke about the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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