{"id":61205,"date":"2018-03-23T05:39:21","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T05:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=61205"},"modified":"2018-03-23T05:39:21","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T05:39:21","slug":"protest-over-fatal-police-shooting-delays-nba-game-in-sacramento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/protest-over-fatal-police-shooting-delays-nba-game-in-sacramento.html","title":{"rendered":"Protest over fatal police shooting delays NBA game in Sacramento"},"content":{"rendered":"

Protest over fatal police shooting delays NBA game in Sacramento<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hundreds of protesters formed a human chain across the entrance to a sports arena in downtown Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday evening, in reaction to Sunday’s fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man.<\/span><\/p>\n

The protesters chanted, \u201cDon\u2019t shoot, it\u2019s a cell phone!\u201d in reaction to the death of Stephon Clark, 22, who was shot multiple times by police, but was holding only an iPhone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police had been investigating reports of someone breaking car windows when they encountered Clark.<\/span><\/p>\n

Inside the arena, a sparse crowd was watching an NBA game between the Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks. The game was delayed but not canceled because of the protest.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Twitter message by Sacramento police said that officers had stopped allowing fans to enter the arena because of the protest outside.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some fans criticized the protest, saying it was not right for demonstrators to target the basketball game.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Their rights don’t supersede everyone else’s,” Doug Hillblon, from the Elk Grove area, told the Sacramento Bee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fermin Rodriguez and his family were among the fans who were not permitted to enter the arena, despite having purchased tickets.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I”m very disappointed,” he told the Bee. “I mean, I feel their pain, but why do we have to suffer as well? We paid a lot of money for these tickets. I hope they give us a refund.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Demonstrators countered that a basketball game was a trivial matter compared with a man’s death.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Stephon couldn’t be here to watch a game,” Brrazey Liberty, an activist with Black Lives Matter, told the newspaper.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said he was horrified by the fatal shooting but wouldn’t second-guess the “split-second decisions” of the officers. He praised Daniel Hahn, the city’s first black police chief, for quickly releasing videos of the shooting to increase public transparency.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is vital that we give voice to the pain in our community, especially the African-American community,\u201d Steinberg said, adding: \u201cEmotions are understandably high. People are anguished. I understand it and we understand it. I urge our community to remain peaceful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The blocked arena entrance followed demonstrations that began around 3 p.m. near City Hall before protesters made their way to Interstate 5. Traffic was backed up for nearly a mile, the Sacramento Bee reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We are at a place of deep pain” because of recent violence directed at black people in Sacramento and elsewhere,” said the Rev. Les Simmons, a community leader.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clinton Primm said he was friends with Clark, who was nicknamed “Zoe,” for about six years and feared others were also at risk of being shot by police.<\/span><\/p>\n

“He was a great dad,” Primm recalled of Clark, the father of sons ages 1 and 3. “He loved both of them to death.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Shortly after 6 p.m., the freeway protesters had moved to the entrance of the arena, the Golden 1 Center, chanting \u201cShut it down!\u201d and holding Black Lives Matter banners. Thousands of fans were forced to wait outside.<\/span><\/p>\n

Around 7:30 p.m. the Sacramento police tweeted, \u201cDue to unforeseen circumstances around Golden 1 Center, no one else will be admitted to the #SacKings game. #SacPD\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of the small number of fans inside the arena, they were permitted to move closer to the court action and received free drinks and snacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u201cIt is vital that we give voice to the pain in our community, especially the African-American community,\u201d Steinberg said, adding: \u201cEmotions are understandably high. People are anguished. I understand it and we understand it. I urge our community to remain peaceful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The blocked arena entrance followed demonstrations that began around 3 p.m. near City Hall before protesters made their way to Interstate 5. Traffic was backed up for nearly a mile, the Sacramento Bee reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We are at a place of deep pain” because of recent violence directed at black people in Sacramento and elsewhere,” said the Rev. Les Simmons, a community leader.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clinton Primm said he was friends with Clark, who was nicknamed “Zoe,” for about six years and feared others were also at risk of being shot by police.<\/span><\/p>\n

“He was a great dad,” Primm recalled of Clark, the father of sons ages 1 and 3. “He loved both of them to death.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Shortly after 6 p.m., the freeway protesters had moved to the entrance of the arena, the Golden 1 Center, chanting \u201cShut it down!\u201d and holding Black Lives Matter banners. Thousands of fans were forced to wait outside.<\/span><\/p>\n

Around 7:30 p.m. the Sacramento police tweeted, \u201cDue to unforeseen circumstances around Golden 1 Center, no one else will be admitted to the\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of the small number of fans inside the arena, they were permitted to move closer to the court action and received free drinks and snacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2018\/03\/23\/protest-over-fatal-police-shooting-delays-nba-game-in-sacramento.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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