Crowd Rushes to Help After Car Crashes into Protesters in Charlottesville

  • 7 years ago

A vehicle slammed into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12. The demonstration was originally scheduled by white supremacists to protest Charlottesville City Council’s decision to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee.People rushed to help those injured at the corner of 4th and Water streets, as seen in this video. The incident was reported shortly after a neo-Nazi protest and counter-protest were dispersed as unlawful assembly by police. One person was killed and 19 were injured, according to the city of Charlottesville.A state of emergency was declared by Governor Terry McAuliffe. Credit: Instagram/mclassick via Storyful