RIOTS CONTINUE IN CINCINNATI!

THIS IS INTENSE! READ, WATCH, LEARN ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON!

Many people have been hospitolized, many stores trashed and torched, City Hall\'s windows trashed, downtown businesses looted and trashed for a third night in a row, SHOTS HAVE BEEN fired at police, one police officer was shot but was wearing a bullet proof vest, the Mayor is saying he will have to call in the National Guard soon, the riots are spreading; this is because of the killing of the 4th unarmed african american in the last year. Officer Steven Roach shot Thomas, a 19 year old African American, after a pursuit on Saturday. He was shot in the back while running from police, he was guilty of outstanding traffic violation warrants.

What follows is something I took off the OHIO VALLEY IMC.
Check out the open postings on the cincinow.com, the most powerful posts I\'ve ever read, a community repling to the riots in the streets; with fear, rascism, anger, horror, calls for peace, cries for justice, introspective critism, stupidity, more rascism, very strong emotions. You have to read this.


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There are many links for riot news, and police killing news at the sites below. Press, audio, amazing video!, forums, etc..

http://www.cincinow.com

http://www.channelcincinnati.com


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Sporadic Violence Continues Overnight
20 Arrested, 25 Hospitalized
http://www.channelcincinnati.com/cin/news/stories/news-63195020010411-060414.html


CINCINNATI, 8:50 a.m. EDT April 11, 2001 -- More problems were reported in Cincinnati early Wednesday after fires, looting and physical violence that erupted Tuesday afternoon lingered late into the evening.



Injured People Talk

Business Owners Angered

Police Official Talks

Look At Confrontation

Raw Video From Scene

Cleanup, Repairs Begin

Officials Meet

See Protesters Outside Station

See Events Before Stand Off

Protesters Target Police Officers

Family Members Speak Out

Council Canceled

School, Business Closings


Rioters reportedly set a fire in a pawn shop on Vine Street just after 2 a.m., and scattered incidents of violence were reported throughout the morning, WLWT Eyewitness News 5\'s Monica Abler reported.

Approximately 25 people were hospitalized for injuries received during the violence, and another 45 were treated by medics on the scene, Abler reported.

A WLWT photographer was struck in a station vehicle by a thrown brick Tuesday night. He was treated and released from a local hospital.

About 40 people have been arrested, and more arrests are possible, Abler said. At least 12 of the people arrested have been charged with felonies.

WLWT Eyewitness News 5\'s Brian Hamrick reported that approximately 100 protesters began demonstrating at 13th and Vine streets around 3 p.m. Tuesday. From there, the crowds wandered through the streets and began to commit vandalism.

Windows in major stores were broken, newspaper racks and garbage cans were thrown into the streets, and a hot dog cart was overturned, Hamrick reported.

Police attempted to corral the crowd on Race Street, near Green Street. Officers used chemical irritants, rubber bullets and beanbag guns against the crowds.

Tensions subsided during the early evening hours, but then a dumpster fire was set on Elm Street, and two of the newer stores at Findlay Market (see map) were set on fire. The owner of a store faced aggressors with a gun because they had been throwing rocks at his store, WLWT reported.



WLWT Eyewitness News 5\'s Ryan Owens reported that crowds began to turn their attention away from police officers and attack cars that passed through the streets as the afternoon progressed

Bricks and bottles were thrown at people driving through the area, shattering windshields, causing additional damage and injuring several drivers.

Police -- sometimes as many as three in a single patrol car -- are working 12-hour shifts in the area until the conflict ends, WLWT reported.

Cincinnati police officials are asking anyone who does not live downtown or in Over-the-Rhine, or who does not need to be in that area, to stay away from the region throughout the day.



The protests and rioting Monday and Tuesday came in the wake of the shooting of 19-year-old Timothy Thomas.

Thomas was killed early Saturday by officer Steve Roach, 26, near the corner of Republic and 13th streets in Over-the-Rhine after a brief foot chase. Thomas was wanted on 14 misdemeanor warrants, including receiving stolen goods, police said. He also faced traffic violations, including driving without a license and failing to wear a seat belt.

City Councilman Jim Tarbell said that Thomas was shot once in the chest at relatively close range by the officer, who according to news reports, thought that the suspect was reaching for a weapon in his waistband.

Thomas was the fourth black man killed by Cincinnati police since last November. Three were shot and a fourth died of asphyxiation while he was in police custody, resulting in charges against two officers. Thomas was the 15th young black man to be shot to death by Cincinnati police since 1995. No white suspects were fatally shot during the same period.

Angela Leisure, Thomas\' mother, urged people to refrain from violence Tuesday, WLWT reported. She demanded to know the circumstances surrounding her son\'s shooting.

Stay with WLWT Eyewitness News 5 and ChannelCincinnati.com for continuing coverage. Keep refreshing this page for further updates.

Previous Stories:


April 11, 2001: Shooting Protests Turn Violent
April 10, 2001: Cleanup Begins After Shooting Protests
April 10, 2001: Police Face More Protests
April 10, 2001: Police, Protesters Clash Over Shooting
April 10, 2001: Protesters Delay Meeting About Shooting
April 9, 2001: Tensions Rise After Officer Shoots Man
April 9, 2001: Protest Planned Over Police Shooting
April 7, 2001: Police Fatally Shoot Suspect




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Wed Apr 11 15:38:00 2001 -- This racist bullshit of Kapitalism
disgusted in ameriKa -

This racist bullshit of Kapitalism WILL NOT STOP until this fucking system is smashed and destroyed only then will people of all colors live in peace and harmony. Further all those responsible in Cincinnati need dealt with harshly from the fucking mayor on down to the fucking pig that murdered this man.
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