PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) – Demonstrations continued Monday in Pittsburgh over the killing of George Floyd by police in Minnesota and others throughout the country.
Peaceful protests were being held in East Liberty:
PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION: Demonstrators in East Liberty speak out against violence and injustice in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by police in Minnesota and others throughout the country, demanding urgent change. pic.twitter.com/Dq2bCnPGhP
— Newsradio 1020 KDKA (@KDKARadio)
June 1, 2020 Pittsburgh Public Safety reports that several hundred people gathered at the intersection of Penn and N. Euclid avenues.
Crowd has stopped at intersection of Broad Street and Larimer Avenue. Multiple roads closed in area. Protesters have been and remain peaceful. https://t.co/sCFgQIWIMf
— Pgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety)
June 1, 2020 The crowd continued throughout East Liberty.
Earlier Monday concerned clergy and community members gathered in the Hill District, protesting institutional racism.
Around 5 p.m. on Monday, Brian Bartels, the man accused of starting the violent riots during Saturday’s Justice for George Floyd protest in Pittsburgh, turned himself into police.
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