It’s getting to the point where we’re going to have to travel in armed packs. Either that or form a lot of militias. This is out of control.
“PROVO, Utah — Provo Police are investigating a shooting and reviewing violent footage from a Black Lives Matter protest in their city Monday evening.
According to police, an SUV driver who was driving close to protesters suffered a gunshot wound, but the injury is not life-threatening.
Police said the SUV driver was going south on University Ave. and preparing to make a right turn onto Center St. when several protesters crowded around the vehicle.
“Several protesters began crowding around the vehicle. A male protester ran to the SUV on the passenger side, pointed a handgun at the driver and shot one round,” said Deputy Chief John Geyerman, Provo PD.
The driver accelerated away and the protester who fired the shot once again opened fire, Provo Police said on Twitter. The second shot went through the rear passenger window of the SUV.
“[A video of the incident]shows that the protestor conceals the firearm and continues to protest,” a tweet from Provo PD said. “This same protestor later approached another vehicle at 500 North and University Avenue striking and breaking the window with the handgun.”
WATCH:
In the heart of Mormon country in Provo, Utah, Black Lives Matter rioters surround a car in the street before one of them pulls a gun and fires twice at the driver. pic.twitter.com/2d9idiP0iU
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 30, 2020
Video shows vehicle being surrounded by #BlackLivesMatter rioters in Provo Utah and shows protester/rioters shoot into the car multiple times as driver attempts to escape #DezNat#BLMprotest #shooting #AntifaTerrorist pic.twitter.com/EzZac5Axno
— Uncle Sam's Children (@UncleSamsNation) June 30, 2020
Find Blue Hat Kid to ID the Provo shooter. Blue Hat Kid was at 2 shooting incidents in 2 day. @ProvoPolice #BlueHatKid pic.twitter.com/PXmhH76UMy
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Center Street. Several protestors began crowding around the vehicle. A male protestor ran to the SVU on the passenger side, pointed a handgun at driver and shot one round through the window.
The driver, who was struck by the bullet, hit the gas trying to leave the situation.
— Provo Police (@ProvoPolice) June 30, 2020
Video footage shared with FOX 13 shows protesters climbing on a different SUV which also came close to protest crowds.
Hootie Hennessey, who shot footage of Monday’s protest and posted it on YouTube, said he supports the BLM movement but was confused about the motives of those who acted violently.
“There is inequality, but the way that the group yesterday goes about inciting change isn’t going to bring the change that they expect,” Hennessey said. “You just don’t fight evil with evil, and that’s what we saw yesterday.”
Provo Police ask anyone with information on the shooting to contact Det. Patterson by emailing [email protected].”
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I would have ran over most of them and then go get my friends go back and fire back at them. Give the thugs some justice, Cat.
Time to end this outrage.they just want violence nothing more