GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — See the videos and images FOX 17's reporters and photojournalists captured of the Black Lives Matter protest and riot in downtown Grand Rapids that lasted over 10 hours this weekend.
The peaceful protest started at 6 p.m. on Saturday and ended when the post-riot cleanup began at around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Marisa Oberle
“We’re united and were not going to stand for this anymore” — Perry pic.twitter.com/LkYcreoaFJ
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) May 30, 2020
“We need them to feel our pain, we need them to feel our anger” - Perry when talking about the silent march set to get underway at 6 p.m.
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) May 30, 2020
“Black lives matter”
A little more than 100 people already gathered in downtown Grand Rapids for a police brutality protest.
Things have peaceful so far, but within the last few minutes there’s been an escalation in their speech.
No police officers in sight. pic.twitter.com/k08RW4tfJu
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) May 30, 2020
Hundreds of people lining up for the silent march — They’ll be walking a few blocks away to La Grand Vitesse @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/fU1AYpHnrL
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) May 30, 2020
Protestors are starting to walk @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/kf6rJaDkJt
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) May 30, 2020
Cars joining in on the protest pic.twitter.com/Tfi3qh8Bbs
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) May 30, 2020
Protestors are now chanting “I can’t breathe” in front of a handful of Grand Rapids Police officers @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/fJBWL4vZha
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) May 30, 2020
Protestors starting to move away — someone threw something at the building but nothing happened.
Many people are also stopping to talk to the officers about #GeorgeFloyd #BreonnaTaylor and #AhmaudArbery’s deaths, but officers are not talking back. pic.twitter.com/w5mcel6FDL
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) May 30, 2020
The front half of the group left a few minutes ago — There’s still a sea of people in front of GRPD peacefully chanting in front of officers who are standing in front of the building @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/Dy5RWcWNEF
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) May 30, 2020
Still in front of GRPD — Protestors chanting a few different things depending on where they are in the crowd.
People over here are saying “Hands up don’t shoot” @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/WMsPwDoSOl
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) May 30, 2020
Protestors are taking a knee @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/wLz6kvs6BW
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) May 30, 2020
NEW: Protests have moved to the back of GRPD. This is on Fulton St.
Protestors tell me about 10 minutes ago police came out dressed in tactical gear and fired rubber bullets at protestors.
My photographer and I weren’t there but saw a mass of people running around the time pic.twitter.com/fqC2aiDV8Y
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) May 31, 2020
Some protestors just broke a GRPD window @FOX17
— Marisa Oberle (@marisa_oberleTV) May 31, 2020
Lauren Edwards
Protest and rally in Grand Rapids.
Organizers say “Say his name... George Floyd” // @FOX17 #GrandRapids #GeorgeFloydprotest pic.twitter.com/vS4Z9vlrXG
— Lauren Edwards (@LaurenEdwardsTV) May 30, 2020
Loved one of Breonna Taylor speaks at protest and rally in Grand Rapids. // @FOX17 #GeorgeFloydProtests #BreonnaTaylor #GrandRapids pic.twitter.com/QPFKJZnBfg
— Lauren Edwards (@LaurenEdwardsTV) May 30, 2020
Protesters block traffic in downtown GR // @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/DEL5xWToOq
— Lauren Edwards (@LaurenEdwardsTV) May 30, 2020
Broken store windows in GR // @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/yNDE8mAwoE
— Lauren Edwards (@LaurenEdwardsTV) May 31, 2020
Sights of the rights in Grand Rapids. // @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/hvPdJGAl6H
— Lauren Edwards (@LaurenEdwardsTV) May 31, 2020
Aaron Parseghian
Fireworks being set off amid the chaos in downtown Grand Rapids @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/G0VQKEBB65
— Aaron FOX 17 (@AaronParseghian) May 31, 2020
Street sign thrown through front of Michigan First Credit Union in downtown GR @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/W98RKLqlfy
— Aaron FOX 17 (@AaronParseghian) May 31, 2020
Almost every storefront in downtown Grand Rapids is smashed in, right now the air downtown is a haze of smoke and tear gas
This crowd on Monroe Center is hurling anything they can get their hands on . @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/5JSydLoO9F
— Aaron FOX 17 (@AaronParseghian) May 31, 2020
GRPD just sent multiple canisters of tear gas into large crowd on Monroe Circle @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/i2liFZOQH8
— Aaron FOX 17 (@AaronParseghian) May 31, 2020
Cop cars burnt to a crisp on Pearl Street, someone pulled half a shotgun out of one of them @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/WZUBmmbCTb
— Aaron FOX 17 (@AaronParseghian) May 31, 2020
Police just arrested someone outside of 20 Monroe Live @FOX17 pic.twitter.com/iDti2brmEK
— Aaron FOX 17 (@AaronParseghian) May 31, 2020
