Violent Weekend Protest at University in Virginia Causes $100,000 in Damage

Violent Weekend Protest at University in Virginia Causes $100,000 in Damage
People carrying homemade Black Lives Matter shields march in front of protesters in Richmond, Virginia, on July 25, 2020. Eze Amos/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) officials expect that it will cost more than $100,000 to repair the damage inflicted by violent protesters on the university’s Richmond campus over the recent weekend.

“It is heartbreaking to see extensive damage at our Monroe Park Campus following a violent demonstration overnight in Richmond,” VCU President Michael Rao wrote on July 27 in a campus-wide message.