Mississippi police arrest 5 protesters after city hall dispute

5 folks have been arrested following a confrontation between police and protestors in a south Mississippi metropolis over the October loss of life of a Black teenager who was shot by police.

The arrest adopted protests Thursday at a metropolis constructing in Gulfport, the place demonstrations have taken place for months in response to the killing of Jaheim McMillan, a 15-year-old who died days after police shot him within the head outdoors a reduction retailer.

Protestors entered the Gulfport Metropolis Corridor constructing and chanted from the foyer. The protesters didn’t adjust to requests to exit the constructing and workers referred to as the police, based on the Solar Herald. Protestors ultimately went outdoors the place the arrests have been made.

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In video footage of the arrests reviewed by the newspaper, law enforcement officials are seen wrestling one lady to the bottom and restraining her with zip ties. In a information launch, The Gulfport Police Division wrote that protestors “escalated the state of affairs to the purpose the place workers members have been in concern for his or her security.” One officer was hit with a bullhorn, the division stated.

The 5 protestors who have been arrested have been charged with between 9 and 12 offenses, together with assault, obstructing sidewalks and desecration of nationwide flags.

Gulfport police stated in a information launch that McMillan was shot after they responded to a 911 name about a number of minors waving weapons at different drivers. McMillan’s household doesn’t imagine he was armed and has demanded the discharge of footage of the capturing for months.

Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes informed WLOX-TV that he expects the footage to be launched “by the tip of this month.”