Police: Man Who Pulled Gun on Protesters Was ‘Lawfully Defending Himself’

Police: Man Who Pulled Gun on Protesters Was ‘Lawfully Defending Himself’
A bundle of police crime scene tape in a file photo. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Police in Tallahassee, Florida, said a man who was seen pulling a gun at Black Lives Matter protesters and agitators who were seen beating him will not be charged.

Video footage captured Saturday at the Florida Historic Capitol building showed the demonstrators attacking the man while he was on the ground before the man got up and pulled out a pistol and waved it before the protesters retreated.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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