‘Black Lives Matter’ protests ramp up in Flathead Valley
A group of demonstrators gather in front of Whitefish City Hall Wednesday evening protesting the recent death of George Floyd and showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Demonstrators stood at both the Baker Avenue and Second Street and the Second and Spokane Avenue intersections. The protestors have been gathering every evening for a few hours in downtown holding up signs and chanting. At times about 100 people were assembled. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Allison Williams holds up a Black Lives Matter sign on Wednesday evening in downtown Whitefish while standing amongst a group of people gathered to protest the recent death of George Floyd and show support for the Black Lives Matter movement. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
A group of demonstrators gather at the intersection of Second Street and Spokane Avenue in downtown Whitefish Wednesday evening. Demonstrators were protesting the recent death of George Floyd and showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement. A group also gathered in front of City Hall. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Demonstrators hold up signs in front of Whitefish City Hall downtown Wednesday evening protesting the recent death of George Floyd and showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Anthony Correa and Carley Joe Correa stand holding signs in front of a group of protestors outside Whitefish City Hall Wednesday evening. Demonstrators were gathered protesting the death of George Floyd and showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot
A group of demonstrators gather in front of Whitefish City Hall Wednesday evening protesting the recent death of George Floyd and showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Demonstrators stood at both the Baker Avenue and Second Street and the Second and Spokane Avenue intersections. The protestors have been gathering every evening for a few hours in downtown holding up signs and chanting. At times about 100 people were assembled. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Protestors in front of Whitefish City Hall Wednesday wave to passing traffic. The group of demonstrators protesting the recent death of George Floyd and showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement grew to about 100 people at times. They received several honks of support from passing vehicles. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)
Local law enforcement leaders, city officials and others say they hope ongoing protests in Whitefish and a protest planned Saturday afternoon in Kalispell will remain peaceful as local residents and others come together in support of the Black Lives Matter movement that has gained global momentum in the past week after the officer-involved killing of George Floyd, a black man from Minneapolis.
On May 25, Floyd was killed after a white male police officer with the Minneapolis Police Department knelt on his neck for more than 8 minutes — a tragedy that was caught on video and sparked widespread outrage in the form of protests, riots and looting...
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