OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – As the sun set on Oklahoma City Sunday evening, the protest against George Floyd’s death turned into unrest.
OKCPD has drawn and aimed nonlethal weapons on protesters at 5th and Shartel as the curfew is enforced
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“There are very important issues that we as a city and a nation should confront, and all daytime protests this weekend raising these issues have been peaceful,” said Mayor Holt. “However, we learned last night that things can change after dark. After 9 p.m. tonight, and after a very healthy dialogue between police and protestors the last few hours outside our police headquarters, protestors began launching fireworks and objects at police officers who were merely standing outside the headquarters. On the request of the Chief of Police and the City Manager, I am providing law enforcement with a tool they need to ensure public safety overnight in downtown. I am proclaiming a state of emergency and instituting a curfew for parts of downtown that will commence at 10 p.m.”
-Mayor David Holt