CHARLOTTE — On Sunday afternoon, there was a large protest with hundreds showing up to condemn Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“We are all here to fight against ICE terror,” said Mallory, one of the demonstrators.
At least 1,500 protestors came to First Ward Park to send a message.
“I love America and I want to protect it and I think things are going downhill really, really fast,” said Nancy Nicholson, who was at the protest.
Demonstrators joined hands to object to the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
“I’m deeply saddened by what happened to Ms. Good and as I watch more and more videos, as I’m sure many people are doing, I’m so troubled by the rush to false judgement,” said Julie Fosbinder, a demonstrator.
There were speakers charging up the crowd and then protestors took to the streets, chanting as they walked through Uptown.
Kathy McDonald has protested before, but what happened in Minnesota gave her extra motivation.
“We know what brought us all out here is the murder of an innocent person in Minnesota. One of our own citizens, on her own land” McDonald said. “We should all be out here today.”
“It’s pretty obvious what happened,” said Chairman of the Mecklenburg County Republican Party, Kyle Kirby. “He was plowed into and he shot in self-defense. That’s all there is to it.”
Kirby takes issue with Sunday afternoon’s demonstration and believes participants are wasting their time.
“Well it’s absolutely ridiculous that we have that many people that are willing to turn out for such a situation as what happened in Minneapolis,” he said. “It would be nice if these people took up the mantel for somebody like Iryna Zarutska who was murdered here in Charlotte and was totally innocent.”
People who came to First Ward Park disagree and they intend to give a loud voice to their position.
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