MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Several dozens of civil activists chanting "hands up, don't shoot" were tear gassed after they approached the line of policemen who blocked the highway, ABC TV channel reported.
Officers have begun to move in on stragglers from the #PhoenixRally, threaten to start pepper spraying pic.twitter.com/lbA9lZl58j
— Rafael Carranza (@RafaelCarranza) July 9, 2016
Man in white shirt said he was pepper sprayed trying to get to his hotel downtown #PhoenixRally pic.twitter.com/LHfTr83jw3
— Rafael Carranza (@RafaelCarranza) July 9, 2016
Local police chief defended the use of gas after he described the protest as unsafe.
after this they proceeded to pepper spray me in the mouth and the eyes, i. did. nothing. #blacklivesmatter #phoenix pic.twitter.com/la1OVJJIeO
— isela (@iselasux666) July 9, 2016
Man says he's EMT pouring milk on people's eyes. "They gasses us no warning" pic.twitter.com/ilfsJ9yyoM
— Laura GomezRodriguez (@Laura_GomezRod) July 9, 2016
The protest came following Thursday's night, when Micah Johnson, 25-year-old former US Army reservist, shot and killed five officers in Dallas during a protest against police-involved shootings of two African-American men in Louisiana and Minnesota earlier in the week.
