Protesters were back on the streets for the seventh straight day Friday.
Crowds in the hundreds – an uptick from what it had been in recent days – have been peacefully marching and demonstrating in downtown Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
A citywide curfew in Buffalo went into effect at 8 p.m.
In front of Buffalo City Hall was a chalk drawing of a body with the words, "How many more BPD?!" at the spot where 75-year-old Martin Gugino was pushed to the ground by police on Thursday night.
A few dozen protesters began in Niagara Square Friday afternoon. They then marched down Delaware Avenue to Gates Circle and back, stopping in the circle for eight minutes and 46 seconds to reflect on the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd.
Back in Niagara Square, protesters gathered to demand an end to racism and police brutality.
A group of about 50 to 75 protesters is in Niagara Square for the seventh straight day demanding an end to racism and police brutality. pic.twitter.com/v0RvJ4zUuE
— Harold McNeil (@HaroldMcNeilBN) June 5, 2020
By 5:30 p.m., the crowd had grown to about 200 people. Some of the protesters intended to march into Allentown.
Dan Lusk said he came to participate in an important moment in history: “Thirty years from now, I don’t want to tell my grandkids I was at home watching Netflix. I want to be on the right side of history.” pic.twitter.com/vLBPbWHcas
— Jay Tokasz (@JayTokasz) June 5, 2020
An 8 p.m. curfew remains in place for the City of Buffalo.
Meanwhile, protesters also gathered in Niagara Falls for a march.
Here's the crowd for tonight's Niagara Falls protest march, about to step off from Pine and Hyde Park. Very calm so far. Starting with a prayer. pic.twitter.com/0hQJMJFgMz
— Thomas Prohaska (@ThomasProhaska) June 5, 2020
Some Niagara Falls merchants boarded up their storefronts in anticipation of Friday's events.
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A video sweep of Pine Ave. in Niagara Falls shows that most merchants here have boarded up their windowed store fronts.
NYS Parks policeman just told me there’s an organized peaceful protest this evening. pic.twitter.com/zaMyq3lKcs
— Robert Kirkham (@RobertKirkhamBN) June 5, 2020
Protesters marched up Pine Avenue chanting.
'It's peaceful, it's positive, it's amazing': Hundreds march in Niagara Falls
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