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BLACK Lives Matter protesters in Louisville on Wednesday were captured on video pulling “abolish the police” and “abolition now” banners from a U-Haul truck.
The 30-second snippet from protests that broke out after a grand jury decided not to prosecute three police officers involved in , was recorded by Daily Caller reporter Shelby Talcott.
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The footage shows dozens of protesters running toward a U-Haul truck with the roll-up door open.
As protesters take out several banners, a man takes one that reads, “abolish the police,” and says, “Somebody with me on this, let’s go!”
Another protester grabs ahold of the other side of the banner and the two walk speedily off toward the crowd.
The second banner shown states, “abolition now” around a red star.
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And the third banner features a symbol containing three arrows, which is known as the anti-fascist symbol.
The video was shared by The Post Millennial’s editor-at-large , who commented that it “shows rioters pulling out prepared antifa-related protest material from a rented truck,” along with the hashtags # and #Antifa.
In a , Ngo shared screenshots supporting his observation that a man directing people to the U-Haul truck “containing antifa propaganda & riot gear” looked like Antifa militant Corey Lemley of Tennessee.
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At least two on Wednesday in Louisville, the city where Taylor was fatally shot by cops who were targeting a drug dealer who resided 10 miles away.
No officers were charged in Taylor’s death.
While Officer Brett Hankison was with three counts of wanton endangerment, it was linked to stray gunshots fired into the apartments next to Taylor’s.
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Taylor’s family had been calling for manslaughter charges.
Law enforcement officials in Kentucky’s largest city declared an unlawful assembly as people outraged with the grand jury’s decision took to the streets.
The Louisville Metro Police Department arrested at least 29 people as protesters gathered in Jefferson Square Park, and sought to enforce a curfew.
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