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(Reuters) – Police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina said on Tuesday they were investigating whether a white motorist committed a hate crime when she struck two Black demonstrators who were protesting the fatal police shooting of Andrew Brown.
Lisa Michelle O’Quinn, 41, drove her vehicle into two 42-year-old women who were “peacefully protesting and exercising their constitutional rights” on Monday evening, the Elizabeth City Police Department said in a statement.
A cell phone video aired on local news showed a motorist behind the wheel of a white car driving into the women as they walked on a residential street with other protesters who were calling for justice for Brown, 42, who was killed by deputies on April 21.
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This photo provided by Elizabeth City police dept. shows Lisa OâQuinn. Police in Elizabeth City, N.C., say two women were hit by a car while peacefully protesting a police killing on Monday, May 24, 2021. Police say the women were treated at a hospital Monday night after being hit by the car of Lisa OâQuinn of Greenville. The protesters are Black and O Quinn is white. ( Elizabeth City police dept. via AP) May 25, 2021 - 4:25 PM
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A white woman has been charged with striking two Black women protesters with her car during a march against last month s police shooting of an unarmed Black man in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, authorities said Tuesday.
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Police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, declared an unlawful assembly at least four times Wednesday night as a crowd gathered to protest a district attorney’s decision this week regarding the law enforcement fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
At least eight people were arrested, WITN-TV of Washington, North Carolina, reported. One suspect was apprehended after climbing on top of a police vehicle, the report said.
Other arrests following police warnings to the crowd about blocking vehicular traffic in the area, according to the station.
The fourth unlawful assembly declaration by police came at 8:45 p.m. ET, according to a Twitter post by the Elizabeth City Police Department.
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Police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, declared an unlawful assembly at least four times Wednesday night as a crowd gathered to protest a district attorney’s decision this week regarding the law enforcement fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
At least eight people were arrested, WITN-TV of Washington, North Carolina, reported. One suspect was apprehended after climbing on top of a police vehicle, the report said.
That protester was charged with injury to personal property and assault on a government official after he said he pushed an officer s hand out of his face, the protester told WITN.