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Executive assault 2 protestors3/18/2023 ![]() Hagerstown Ībout 100 people gathered in downtown Hagerstown on May 31 to protest the murder of George Floyd. On June 1, hundreds of protesters, mostly teens and young adults, marched from the Rio Lakefront shopping center to Sam Eig and Great Seneca Highways, blocking traffic in the process. Montgomery County police facilitated the protest with some officers taking a knee in solidarity. On May 31, over 100 peaceful protesters marched on the streets of Germantown. Later in the evening the protestors shut down parts of Route 80 and Route 75. On June 5, a crowd of over 1000 protestors peacefully demonstrated in downtown Frederick and held a march ending at Bakers Park. ![]() On June 2, protesters held a peaceful march in downtown Frederick. Calvin Ball III, the Executive of Howard County, was among the protesters. On June 2, thousands of protesters peacefully marched from The Mall in Columbia through downtown Columbia in the late afternoon, holding a vigil and reading off the names of victims of police brutality. During prayer, hundreds of protesters marched into the park where they joined the vigil participants in a moment of silence for eight minutes and forty-six seconds. On June 6, a vigil was held in honor of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery in Allen Pond Park. On June 2, students from Walt Whitman High School organized a rally of hundreds through downtown Bethesda to protest the murder of George Floyd. The suspect was arrested and charged with three counts of second-degree assault. Park Police had requested the help of the public in identifying the unknown assailant. In footage of the encounter, the man is seen to grapple with a girl over her posters and to use his bicycle as a weapon to ram the person filming the encounter. On June 1, teens were hanging racial justice posters in Bethesda when they were accosted by a bicyclist, later identified as Anthony Brennan III by the Maryland-National Capital Park Police. Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler initially declined to speak, but later released a statement proclaiming that racism is "inexcusable" and that law enforcement has "no place for this type of behavior." Bethesda On June 4, hundreds of protesters marched down Main Street in Bel Air to protest the murder of George Floyd. ![]() Street artists painted in big pink letters "Defund the Police" on Gay Street. On June 12, protestors gathered at City Hall as City Council members were scheduled to discuss the proposed half million police budget. On June 10, hundreds of protesters marched the streets to the Baltimore City Schools headquarters, where a moment of silence was held for eight minutes and forty-six seconds before organizers gave speeches. Fourteen arrests were made as eight instances of destruction of property were reported. On June 1, thousands of youth-led protesters marched peacefully from the Baltimore Convention Center to Baltimore City Hall, shutting down I-83 and passing by the Baltimore City Detention Center and the Baltimore City Correctional Center. ![]() Protesters were mainly peaceful, with some reports of arrests and a police car window smashed. On May 30, hundreds of protesters gathered outside Baltimore City Hall on Saturday night, for the second night. The demonstration continued to Baltimore City Hall. On May 29, protesters at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore blocked traffic on Light Street near 7:00 pm. Protesters taking a knee and raising their fist to fight against police brutality Protest at Baltimore City Hall on June 1. ![]()
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