Two prior protests in Buffalo, NY have ended in heated confrontations.
- Tuesday outside MT Pockets, protesters and customers at the bar and an owner of MT Pockets got into a confrontation
- North Buffalo confrontations and clashes
- Last week, during another protest one man seen with a knife – he has since been charged.
Local business are not taking any chances. They are boarding up for tonight’s BLM protests.
Update: The march towards Hertel & Colvin begins. Follow tonight’s protests live in Buffalo and other cities.
Update: It’s starting! People gathering and beginning marching down Hertel in Buffalo, NY. Follow live.
5:38 pm EST
Police are aware of tonight’s protest.
-Jeff Preval