SFGATE: Police chain downtown hotel door during protest

Police chain downtown hotel door during protest
Published on March 31, 2018 at 09:50PM by
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on protests over the killing of an unarmed black man (all times local): 1 a.m. Police have handcuffed shut a downtown Sacramento hotel door to stop protesters from entering as they march against the recent killing of an unarmed black man. Capital Public Radio reports protesters had a brief confrontation with police outside the hotel. The scuffle came during the fourth hour of a protest that began at City Hall and continued through downtown streets blocking traffic. The protest has largely remained peaceful, with leaders of Black Lives Matter Sacramento helping diffuse tensions. Protesters and the police had a brief standoff near a ramp onto the interstate before protesters went a different direction.
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