A rally in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood took a scary turn when a protestor was hit by a driver. Now organizers are accusing Tacoma police of not properly responding to the situation.
The gathering aimed to highlight the gentrification happening in the neighborhood and also focused on bringing the community together again.“There has been a lot of gentrification displacement happening in the Hilltop. It’s been happening for years,” said Jamika Scott, an organizer with the Tacoma Action Collective, which put together the event. Scott says she and her mom used to live in the neighborhood but now can no longer afford to.
“Just to see what has happened — a lot of the area was devalued. A lot of the African Americans had to move out. And once that happened, you start bringing stuff in, reinvesting,” said Joseph Lawyer, a Tacoma resident. She says when the group was trying to speak with the driver about what happened, the situation escalated.
The Tacoma Action Collective says another major concern is that a Tacoma police officer was on scene but didn’t take a report.
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