Violence erupted in Charlottesville earlier on Saturday ahead of a scheduled gathering by white supremacists, white nationalists and alt-right groups at noon to protest the city’s decision to take down a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
Skirmishes were followed by extreme violence.
Violent counter protesters, Antifa and Black Lives Matter, engaged the protesters and they quickly became violent. The communist groups are not being labeled by the media but the right-wing protesters are.
A car careened into about 14 to 16, allegedly, anti-alt-right protesters. Many eyewitnesses said it was deliberate. One person is dead and 19 are injured. Earlier, Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller told Fox News that three vehicles had collided in downtown Charlottesville. Geller added that the car seen backing away with a smashed hood in the above video had been located.
The driver who backed away has been located and is being detained. Officials do not know if the crash was intentional. [This is an update to the original article.]
Video of car hitting anti-racist protestors. Let there be no confusion: this was deliberate terrorism. My prayers with victims. Stay home. pic.twitter.com/MUOZs71Pf4
— Brennan Gilmore (@brennanmgilmore) August 12, 2017
Car crash into protester in #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/rFgP9o7wpd
— Patricia Paquette (@pseidonia) August 12, 2017
I talked to one eyewitness who said the collision was “absolutely intentional”. He was 10 feet away. Saw 14-16 people injured. pic.twitter.com/qYlACibGMT
— Joe Heim (@JoeHeim) August 12, 2017
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The car plows into anti alt right activists in #charlottesville. Someone posted the video: pic.twitter.com/eQgO2oQOld
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) August 12, 2017
Car crashed into pedestrians in downtown Charlottesville. Many injuries. Trying to find out more now pic.twitter.com/DuH3FDPmwb
— Joe Heim (@JoeHeim) August 12, 2017
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