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Eugene

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Sun Jul 10, 2016, 05:53 PM Jul 2016

The Latest: Demonstrators Encircle Minnesota City Hall

Source: Associated Press

The Latest: Demonstrators Encircle Minnesota City Hall

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — Jul 10, 2016, 5:40 PM ET

The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local):

4:30 p.m.

A culturally diverse group of demonstrators formed a circle in front of a suburban Minnesota city hall Sunday to protest the shooting death of a black driver by a police officer.

A number of protesters spoke to the crowd of approximately 200 outside St. Anthony City Hall outside St. Paul. St. Anthony is near Falcon Heights, where police fatally shot a black driver, Philando Castile, on Wednesday.

Alice Chavez gave an impassioned speech describing how her son was shot and killed by a police officer in his home several years ago.

Barricades were placed at either end of the block in front of city hall to allow the protest to proceed. Nearby streets were clogged with cars.

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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-dallas-gunman-learned-tactics-texas-school-40468816
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The Latest: Demonstrators Encircle Minnesota City Hall (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2016 OP
Alice Chavez GenoSmithFamily Jul 2016 #1
So sorry for your loss BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #2
1. Alice Chavez
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 05:59 PM
Jul 2016

Alice Chavez's son, Geno Smith, was shot and killed on May 26, 2016, not several years ago. Thank you in advance for making the correction.

BumRushDaShow

(129,082 posts)
2. So sorry for your loss
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 06:19 PM
Jul 2016

The poster was quoting what appears to be an AP live blogger's report, where the blogger apparently misheard the specifics of the incident.

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