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In Virginia Beach, a protest ended violently. Police and protesters are at odds over who is to blame
When Taniiaah Lewis got to the Oceanfront around 8 p.m. Sunday, she was a little nervous.
She heard there would be a protest happening and was going by herself. It would be her third of the weekend, after ones in Norfolk and Hampton.
Her unease dissolved when she saw how many people were there: enough to span four or five blocks, she estimates.
“I was overwhelmed by how much support I saw,” she said. “It was like, refreshing to know that I wasn’t the only one frustrated. I wasn’t the only one that felt the way I felt, especially seeing the diversity in the crowd.”
Read more: https://www.pilotonline.com/cities/virginia-beach/vp-nw-oceanfront-witnesses-20200601-lapmgybenrburgsc27gfnjdp6m-story.html
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