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By: John L. Micek - June 1, 2020 7:24 pm

A protestor just sent me this video, depicting the chaos and panic as people were trapped behind fences yet police continued to throw tear gas at them. I was in the middle of this crowd. I can confirm it was genuinely terrifying. It felt like there was no way out. pic.twitter.com/ZVjnPpOwS9

— Ellie Rushing (@EllieRushing) June 1, 2020

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