支持唐纳德·特朗普的抗议者和黑人的命也是命周六,该国两边的支持者以流血事件告终。
在华盛顿特区,周六晚上,随着白天的抗议活动升级,四人被刺伤。总统的支持者,包括极右翼的骄傲男孩,下午聚集在一起谴责2020年选举的结果——特朗普连续几周毫无根据地谴责为欺诈。
与此同时,在华盛顿的奥林匹亚,一个人在周六的类似抗议中被枪杀。
一个人在那里被拘留。
在首都的抗议活动中,数十人被捕,9人受伤
华盛顿特区消防局和急救中心向美国广播公司证实,截至周六下午7点,至少有9名患者(包括4名刺伤的受害者)被送往地区医院,他们的受伤与该地区的示威活动有关。
刺杀发生在白宫以西大约四个街区的西北11街和西北F街地区。官员们说,所有四名患者都处于危急状态。
两名警察受伤,没有生命危险,也被送往医院。
此外,华盛顿市长办公室表示,截至晚上9点,至少有23人被捕。
这些逮捕包括10起简单袭击、6起袭击警察、4起骚乱、2起越过警察线和1起拥有违禁武器(眩晕枪)的逮捕。
当天早些时候,成千上万的人聚集在一起支持总统,尽管全国各地的法院继续扔掉与选举有关的诉讼,告诫特朗普的律师缺乏他一再声称的欺诈证据。美国最高法院驳回诉讼周五,总统声称这可能是“历史上最重要的案件”。
周六,特朗普的支持者中有总统前国家安全顾问迈克尔·弗林和他的老朋友兼顾问罗杰·斯通。弗林最近被总统赦免了而斯通对众议院情报委员会撒谎的定罪是通勤特朗普。
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前迈克尔·弗林将军,唐纳德·特朗普总统最近赦免的国家安全顾问
奥林匹亚抗议期间枪手开火
据华盛顿州巡逻队称,周六下午在华盛顿奥林匹亚的暴力抗议中,一人被枪杀,另一人被拘留。
枪击受害者的情况不得而知。
“一整天都有零星的对抗。WSP和伙伴机构正在共同努力,协调应对这种情况在一份声明中说在推特上。
据华盛顿州巡逻中士达伦·赖特称,枪击发生在下午2点至3点。不知道枪手是否是聚集的抗议者的一部分,或者站在哪一边。
枪声过后,人们争先恐后地躲在汽车和灌木丛后面。
当地时间下午1:30左右,当局宣布发生在州首府的竞争性集会为骚乱,并开始驱散抗议者。
这两个团体之间全天都有零星冲突,一些抗议者携带枪支,另一些人向对方喷洒狼牙棒。
华盛顿州巡逻队还表示,他们的拆弹小组引爆了一个“报告的简易爆炸装置”,这是一个大型商业烟花。它被点燃,扔向抗议者,但没有爆炸。
“如果该装置被引爆,可能会造成重大伤害,”警方表示。
4 stabbed in skirmishes at DC protests, while 1 person shot at clashes in Washington state
In addition, the D.C. mayor's office said at least 23 people have been arrested as of 9 p.m.
Those arrests included 10 for simple assault, six for assaults on a police officer, four for riotous acts, two for crossing a police line and one for possession of a prohibited weapon (a stun gun).
Thousands of people had gathered earlier in the day to support the president, even as courts across the countrycontinue to toss out election-related suits, admonishing Trump's lawyers for a lack of evidence of the fraud as he has repeatedly claimed. The U.S. Supreme Courtdenied a lawsuitthe president had claimed was "perhaps the most important case in history" on Friday.
Among the supporters of Trump appearing with protesters Saturday were Michael Flynn, the president's former national security adviser, and Roger Stone, a longtime friend and adviser. Flynnwas recently pardoned by the presidentwhile Stone's conviction for lying to the House Intelligence Committee wascommutedby Trump.
Shooter opens fire during Olympia protests
One person was shot and another was detained during violent protests in Olympia, Washington on Saturday afternoon, according to Washington State Patrol.
The condition of the shooting victim was not known.
"There have been sporadic confrontations throughout the day. WSP and partner agencies are working together coordinating response to the situation," Washington State Patrolsaid in a statementon Twitter.
The shooting took place at about 2 to 3 p.m., according to Washington State Patrol Sgt. Darren Wright. It was not known whether the shooter was part of the assembled protesters, or on what side.
People could be seen scrambling to hide behind cars and bushes following the gunfire.
Authorities declared the competing gatherings taking place at the state capital a riot at about 1:30 p.m. local time and began to disperse protesters.
There had been sporadic clashes between the groups throughout the day, with some protesters carrying guns and others spraying mace at the opposing side.
Washington State Patrol also said its bomb squad detonated a "reported IED," which was determined to be a large commercial firework. It had been lit and tossed at protesters, but did not go off.
"Had the device detonated, it could have caused significant injury," police said.
Washington State Patrol, the Olympia Police Department and Thurston County Sheriff all were in attendance at the demonstrations.
A 27-year-old pro-Trump protesterwas arrested last Saturdaynear the Capitol for firing a gun at opposing demonstrators, according to Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO. He was charged with first- and second-degree assault.
Shootings have become somewhat commonplace at protests in recent months, including multiple incidents that resulted in fatalities. Two people werekilled in related shootingsduring a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in late August, while one person was killedduring a protest in Denverin October.