Protests in Columbus began peacefully on Saturday but grew heated as police sent tear gas into the crowds. By late afternoon, Gov. Mike DeWine had announced the deployment of the Ohio National Guard to the city. WOSUnews
/Hours before the city's first night of curfew Saturday, Columbus Police dispersed downtown protestors following a day of contentiousover the killing of George Floyd. Police cars were parked on nearly every street, cordoning off the area and leaving the area empty.
Protesters marched peacefully that morning at the Ohio Statehouse, but the environment grew heated as Columbus Police sent tear gas into the crowds. By late afternoon, Gov. Mike DeWine hadthe deployment of the Ohio National Guard to the city, which would come under a 10 p.m. curfew. Around 8 p.m., the streets around the Statehouse were eerily quiet except for the sound of helicopters circling overhead. Many protestors had moved by that point northward on High Street into the Short North.
Those left downtown were met with armored vehicles and a message blaring from a loudspeaker:"You must clear the area. Crowd control devices are going to be used against you. You must clear the area. Regardless of your purpose, you are subject to arrest." Shortly after warning protestors to disperse police in Columbus start firing some sort of wooden projectile. Small groups of protestors are all over the city.
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