ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer are expected to hold a news conference Wednesday after four days of demonstrations in the City of Orlando.
On Tuesday, around 2,000 peaceful demonstrators outside Orlando City Hall chanted “Black Lives Matter!" and “George Floyd" as cloudy skies threatened rain.
They then walked more than a mile to the Orlando Police Department headquarters. Nearly 50 minutes after the city’s 10 p.m. curfew went into effect, Orlando Police said officers deployed tear gas and smoke after “a few remaining participants” started throwing rocks and bottles at them. MORE: Orlando police again use tear gas to disperse protesters who threw rocks, bottles at them During the protests,