(Newswire.net — April 29, 2015) — Chicago, DC – About 500 people demonstrated on Tuesday outside police headquarters in Chicago, in a solidarity march to show their support for the people of Baltimore. At least one was arrested, but the protest went mainly peaceful, Reuters reported.
Hundreds of protesters chanting ‘Stop Police Violence’ gathered Tuesday evening outside Chicago police headquarters on the South Side, the Chicago Tribune reported.
At one moment, the peaceful march almost turned into a confrontation with the police, as the group of about 200 protesters began marching east on 35th Street and King Drive.
The crowd pushed back against a line of police bicycles as the protesters chanted “Whose streets? Our streets!” the Chicago Tribune reported. Reportedly, a small group carrying baseball bats confronted the police officers.
Late Tuesday, police confirmed that at least one person was in custody for reckless conduct as a result of the march. No injuries were reported.
After the scuffle, the protesters continued on Cottage Grove toward 47th Street, crowding the busy thoroughfare completely.
“You don’t get to choose how the OPPRESSED REACT” and “We do this for Rekia Boyd” were among the signs carried by protesters.
While a number of police officers followed the marchers from the back of the group, other officers monitored the protest by traveling on foot or bicycle on the sidewalk alongside marchers, and a police helicopter circled above the marching route.
The Chicago Tribune reported that the brother of Boyd, who was killed by an off-duty Chicago police officer in 2012, was marching amongst protesters. The officer was recently acquitted of all suspicions by a Cook County judge.