Provo Police investigating shooting during protest Monday evening
PROVO, Utah — Provo Police are investigating a shooting and reviewing violent footage from a Black Lives Matter protest in their city Monday evening.
According to police, an SUV driver who was driving close to protesters suffered a gunshot wound, but the injury is not life-threatening.
Police said the SUV driver was going south on University Ave. and preparing to make a right turn onto Center St. when several protesters crowded around the vehicle.
"Several protesters began crowding around the vehicle. A male protester ran to the SUV on the passenger side, pointed a handgun at the driver and shot one round," said Deputy Chief John Geyerman, Provo PD.
The driver accelerated away and the protester who fired the shot once again opened fire, Provo Police said on Twitter. The second shot went through the rear passenger window of the SUV.
"[A video of the incident]shows that the protestor conceals the firearm and continues to protest," a tweet from Provo PD said. "This same protestor later approached another vehicle at 500 North and University Avenue striking and breaking the window with the handgun."
Video footage shared with FOX 13 shows protesters climbing on a different SUV which also came close to protest crowds.
Hootie Hennessey, who shot footage of Monday's protest and posted it on YouTube, said he supports the BLM movement but was confused about the motives of those who acted violently.
"There is inequality, but the way that the group yesterday goes about inciting change isn't going to bring the change that they expect," Hennessey said. "You just don't fight evil with evil, and that's what we saw yesterday."
Provo Police ask anyone with information on the shooting to contact Det. Patterson by emailing npatterson@provo.org.
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Statements made from the Provo Police twitter account:
Provo City Police were made aware of a planned Police Rally and a Counter protest scheduled for last night. Both events coincided without incident until 8:38 pm when a call was received regarding possible gun shots and a hit and run.
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Shortly thereafter, we received another call regarding a shooting victim at Utah Valley Hospital. Numerous citizens and protestors provided video footage. A white SUV was driving south on University Avenue before pulling into the right turn lane in an attempt to turn onto
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Center Street. Several protestors began crowding around the vehicle. A male protestor ran to the SVU on the passenger side, pointed a handgun at driver and shot one round through the window. The driver, who was struck by the bullet, hit the gas trying to leave the situation.
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The same protestor ran after the vehicle and shot a second round that went through the rear passenger window. The video then shows that the protestor conceals the firearm and continues to protest.
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This same protestor later approached another vehicle at 500 North and University Avenue striking and breaking the window with the handgun. We are grateful for the photos and videos we’ve received and we are following all leads.
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If anyone has video or photos of the incident at Center Street and University Avenue, please contact Detective Patterson at npatterson@provo.org.
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This looks to be a video of the incident. I removed the dead links to YouTube.
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PROVO, Utah — Provo Police are investigating a shooting and reviewing violent footage from a Black Lives Matter protest in their city Monday evening.
According to police, an SUV driver who was driving close to protesters suffered a gunshot wound, but the injury is not life-threatening.
Police said the SUV driver was going south on University Ave. and preparing to make a right turn onto Center St. when several protesters crowded around the vehicle.
"Several protesters began crowding around the vehicle. A male protester ran to the SUV on the passenger side, pointed a handgun at the driver and shot one round," said Deputy Chief John Geyerman, Provo PD.
The driver accelerated away and the protester who fired the shot once again opened fire, Provo Police said on Twitter. The second shot went through the rear passenger window of the SUV.
"[A video of the incident]shows that the protestor conceals the firearm and continues to protest," a tweet from Provo PD said. "This same protestor later approached another vehicle at 500 North and University Avenue striking and breaking the window with the handgun."
Video footage shared with FOX 13 shows protesters climbing on a different SUV which also came close to protest crowds.
Hootie Hennessey, who shot footage of Monday's protest and posted it on YouTube, said he supports the BLM movement but was confused about the motives of those who acted violently.
"There is inequality, but the way that the group yesterday goes about inciting change isn't going to bring the change that they expect," Hennessey said. "You just don't fight evil with evil, and that's what we saw yesterday."
Provo Police ask anyone with information on the shooting to contact Det. Patterson by emailing npatterson@provo.org.
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Statements made from the Provo Police twitter account:
Provo City Police were made aware of a planned Police Rally and a Counter protest scheduled for last night. Both events coincided without incident until 8:38 pm when a call was received regarding possible gun shots and a hit and run.
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Shortly thereafter, we received another call regarding a shooting victim at Utah Valley Hospital. Numerous citizens and protestors provided video footage. A white SUV was driving south on University Avenue before pulling into the right turn lane in an attempt to turn onto
Archive
Center Street. Several protestors began crowding around the vehicle. A male protestor ran to the SVU on the passenger side, pointed a handgun at driver and shot one round through the window. The driver, who was struck by the bullet, hit the gas trying to leave the situation.
Archive
The same protestor ran after the vehicle and shot a second round that went through the rear passenger window. The video then shows that the protestor conceals the firearm and continues to protest.
Archive
This same protestor later approached another vehicle at 500 North and University Avenue striking and breaking the window with the handgun. We are grateful for the photos and videos we’ve received and we are following all leads.
Archive
If anyone has video or photos of the incident at Center Street and University Avenue, please contact Detective Patterson at npatterson@provo.org.
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This looks to be a video of the incident. I removed the dead links to YouTube.
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