Police brutality protests continue, arrests made in Louisiana and Minnesota

Demonstrations in response to the recent police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile continued into Saturday night across the country. Largely peaceful protests were organized in Chicago, New York City, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, and elsewhere, as well as Baton Rouge and the Twin Cities, where the two shootings took place.

In St. Paul, Minnesota, several hundred protesters shut down I-94, refusing to leave the highway as police used smoke bombs, tear gas, and pepper spray. The St. Paul Police Department reported that some demonstrators dropped liquid and rocks on officers from a pedestrian bridge, while others set off fireworks, injuring several police. About 50 protesters were arrested in St. Paul.

Arrests were made in Baton Rouge as well, where Black Panther activists engaged in legal open carrying. Among those arrested was Black Lives Matter activist and former Baltimore mayoral candidate DeRay McKesson.

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