Hundreds of people gathered at the Statehouse Sunday to hear the city’s faith leaders call for peaceful protests and accountability from elected officials and the police.
Among the demands made were, independent investigations of police action shootings, training in violence de-escalation for officers and investment in community mental health treatments.
The scene of dozens holding up signs in sunlight, from small children to the eldery, was a stark contrast to what had taken place the night before on the same grounds. At one point Saturday officers could be seen standing on the darkened Statehouse grounds as they fired projectile guns at protestors who marched north on Capital Avenue a few hours after peaceful protests in the city turned into riotous groups
