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Thousands gathered in cities across the country over the weekend to protest the killing of Tyre Nichols, after the release of video footage on Friday showing Memphis police officers beating the 29-year old Black man, who later died.
In Milwaukee, Wisc., protests began at noon Sunday. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that a “large group” of protesters marched throughout the city and briefly stopped at the Milwaukee Police Department.
“We are demanding justice for Nichols and all victims of police violence. We are demanding accountability and transparency from the police,” Peace Action Wisconsin, one of the organizers, said in a statement on its website.
Thousands of protesters are also expected to gather in Oakland, CA, Sunday afternoon to demand change, ABC 7 reported. The Anti-Police Terror Project in Oakland is sponsoring the demonstrations, and demands that police officers be removed from traffic enforcement.
“Solidarity from the Bay to Tennessee! We demand Justice for Tyre Nichols and police OUT of traffic enforcement everywhere,” The Anti-Police Terror Project said in a statement on Twitter.
