A new report by The Daily Beast revealed on Saturday that two rival militias faced off in Louisville and multiple people were rushed to the hospital after shots were fired.
According to The Beast, a protest against police brutality turned violent when the conservative Three Percenter militia group showed up the protest led by the Not F**king Around Coalition—an all-Black armed militia.
According to Jessie Cohen of WHAS11, at least two attendees at a planned protest in Louisville were shot and taken to the hospital as rival armed militias faced off and police stood by.
As Cohen tweeted, “We just watched two people be taken onto stretchers at Baxter square on 12th and Jefferson. Metro safe has confirmed reports of shootings & that there are multiple victims. We heard the noises when people scattered to get behind cars, & to take a knee.”
The Beast reports that Saturday’s protest at Jefferson Square Park was scheduled to start at 11:30 AM but, “before NFAC had even started their march, police in riot gear had erected a barricade to separate the Three Percenters from Black Lives Matter protesters, which did not stop the opposing sides from chanting and yelling at each other. One Black Lives Matter protesters who tried to walk through the police barricade was arrested.”
You can see scenes from the event below:
BREAKING: We just watched two people be taken onto stretchers at Baxter square on 12th and Jefferson. Metro safe has confirmed reports of shootings & that there are multiple victims. We heard the noises when people scattered to get behind cars, & to take a knee @WHAS11 #nightteam pic.twitter.com/h5AsPWlLbi
— Jessie Cohen (@jessiecohennews) July 25, 2020
We just watched LMPD take a shot gun from the scene that was within the perimeter of their tape. @WHAS11 #nightteam pic.twitter.com/6ZjnqWZvJ0
— Jessie Cohen (@jessiecohennews) July 25, 2020
Police are now putting up tape in the park @WHAS11 #nightteam pic.twitter.com/HAS6walDRt
— Jessie Cohen (@jessiecohennews) July 25, 2020
All-black NFAC militia marches in Louisville demanding justice for Breonna Taylor https://t.co/0qMgewh5t5
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) July 25, 2020
III% militia groups and all-black “NFAC” militia hold opposing rallies in Louisville https://t.co/4rAYoSsMsx
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) July 25, 2020
First arrest in Louisville pic.twitter.com/BzRemwXQsV
— Chris Kenning (@chris_kenning) July 25, 2020
BREAKING ALERT: SHOTS FIRED IN LOUISVILLE, THREE #NFAC MILITIA MEMBERS ARE INJURED. #Louisville pic.twitter.com/a82XZFPBRJ
— Sir Helix Unknown ☂️🏴 ➐ (@sirhelixstarboy) July 25, 2020
NFAC is on the move making their way downtown. There is a group of protestors following them chanting @WHAS11 #nightteam pic.twitter.com/VIHyQ4GnwI
— Jessie Cohen (@jessiecohennews) July 25, 2020
@WHAS11 #nightteam pic.twitter.com/osM8pvCL3C
— Jessie Cohen (@jessiecohennews) July 25, 2020
