Police block route of protesters in Louisville

Police in Louisville, Kentucky, have blocked the route of a Breonna Taylor protest march and warned demonstrators they could face arrest for unlawful assembly. Then marchers began turning around after encountering police with riot gear.

Marchers were headed through Louisville's downtown Friday evening when they came upon police lined up at an underpass.

Amid some confusion, marchers pulled back but seemed to remain peaceful.

Some protest leaders pleaded with the marchers to take the sidewalk and return to their cars. People began scattering, dispersing in different directions. There were no immediate signs of any arrests being made.

It was the third straight night of protests in Louisville since a grand jury decided Wednesday not to charge any police officers for Taylor’s death. The Black woman was killed in March during a police raid gone wrong.

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