San Diego: Protestors Break Police Line, March onto I-8 in La Mesa
From WWW.NBCSANDIEGO.COM
Hundreds of protesters showed up the La Mesa Police Department Saturday as part of several demonstrations across the United States against police brutality following the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Monday.
The protest is also in response to a controversial arrest involving a black man and a white officer at a trolley stop in La Mesa.
"This is an ongoing matter. This isn't just an isolated incident, so we're out here to let people know that black lives matter." said participant, Fabian Gueye. "The only way it gets better is when we start to be heard. You got to take our opinion seriously."
The protestors gathered at the police department and soon made their way to the streets.
By 3:30 p.m. the protestors had been blocked on Baltimore Drive by the California Highway Patrol as they tried to make their way to the interstate.
Soon thereafter, the crowd broke through the line and made their way to both sides of I-8. Police were seen diverting traffic on both sides.
CHP then tried to enclose protesters on the I-8 with two separate lines and the protestors managed to break through one barrier at around 4:30 p.m.
At around 5 p.m. protestors seemed to back away and head back to the La Mesa Police Department.
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