Protesters Caught In NYPD's Violent Mott Haven Crackdown Push For Community Reparations Fund
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NYPD officers arrest a protester in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx on June 4th, 2020.
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On June 4th, LoriKim Alexander, a 44-year-old Bronx resident, was marching against police brutality in the borough’s Mott Haven neighborhood. Without warning, hundreds of heavily armored NYPD officers trapped the group on a narrow street, then rushed at them from either end with batons, bikes, and pepper-spray. More than 250 demonstrators were arrested, most of them on charges of violating the mayor's curfew order that were later dismissed.