Sacramento Kings podcast report: Black Lives Matter protest locks down Golden One Center; Swat units present after gun threat; protest over black suspect shot over 20 times by cops

@largesteve on twitter photo: Black Lives Matter protesters locked arms at Golden One Center entrances preventing the remaining fans who wanted to see the Atlanta Hawks and Sacramento Kings contest on Thursday night from entering the building. It was reported two fights broke out on the arena concourse.

By Jeremiah Salmonson

SACRAMENTO–The game between the Sacramento Kings and the Atlanta Hawks had been delayed since 6:00PM when protesters from Black Lives Matters arrived at Golden One Center as of 7:30pm thousands of protesters and Kings fans are on the concourse of Golden Center. The protest is over Sacramento cops killing Stephen Clark who was breaking into windows in the neighborhood of 29th Street.

KCRA TV 3 obtained video of the shooting of cops chasing Clark and told him to stop several times and yelled “gun, gun, gun, gun, gun” and then shooting Clark over 20 times. Protesters showed up at the arena between 6:00PM anad 6:30PM one hour before Atlanta and Sacramento were to tip off. Once protesters were on property SWAT was called in because of “a threat of gun violence” according to sources at the arena.

This is part one of coverage from Golden One Center of the Black Lives Matter protesters we have part two posted.

Jeremiah Salmonson is a Sacramento Kings reporter and was on scene at Golden One Center on Thursday night for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

 

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