As protests over the death of Breonna Taylor took over downtown Louisville for a second night, officials blamed much of the ensuing vandalism on 'out-of-towners.'
A similar smash-and-grab unfolded on live TV at the Omni Louisville Hotel on South Second Street, with looters sprinting away with bottles of booze.
"They're determined to create division within this community," she said. "They are well-equipped. They bring sticks, bottles, bats, shields, guns. They are ready to set fires. They come well-stocked with water, supplies, other things. They are ready to start problems." At Eastern Parkway, the protesters paused and knelt in the intersection, taking a brief moment of silence before walking back up Bardstown toward downtown.
Helicopters buzzed above the unrest for hours, their spotlights illuminating both tense confrontations and periods of standstill.
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