Confrontations between police and protesters broke out Tuesday night when Columbus police deployed pepper spray around 9:15 p.m. on a group who had broken into the division s Marconi Boulevard headquarters. It appeared one person was taken into custody at the scene.
Mayor Andrew Ginther issued a statement late Tuesday urging future demonstrators to remain peaceful.
“We share the frustrations over police killings of unarmed Black men, and we support nonviolent protests, Ginther said in the statement. That does not include breaking into public buildings or violence against officers. Let me be clear: Violence and destruction will not be tolerated.”
The clash came after a crowd of more than 100 had marched through Downtown streets and congregated outside the division s headquarters to protest the police killing of Miles Jackson, 27, inside a medical center in Westerville.
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