Thousands of protesters angry over the Staten Island grand jury’s decision not to indict a police officer who killed Eric Garner descended on the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan on Thursday night.
According to preliminary reports, the NYPD shut the the bridge down due to the protests.
It’s unclear when it will be reopening again.
We have the Brooklyn Bridge for #EricGarner. pic.twitter.com/8sSe48paAv
— Rahiel Tesfamariam (@RahielT) December 5, 2014
#EricGarner protesters in NYC have taken over part of the Brooklyn Bridge http://t.co/ysPD7ARNIV pic.twitter.com/tx5BCjlFhy
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) December 5, 2014
On the BK-bound side of #BrooklynBridge with at least 600+ people pushing thru #EricGarner pic.twitter.com/V1X7y9Ltse
— Kieran K. Meadows (@kieranmeadows) December 5, 2014
On the Brooklyn bridge pic.twitter.com/iv0o2TgFFL
— Ryan Moore (@rymoteenspirit) December 5, 2014
