The weekend was filled with mostly peaceful protests throughout the state in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee onto Floyd\u2019s neck…for 8 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n
Demonstrators in Hartford, Stamford, Norwalk, Waterbury, New Haven, Bridgeport, New London, and other parts of Connecticut joined a nationwide call for action. <\/p>\n\n\n
On Sunday, protestors nonviolently closed down portions of Interstates 95 and 84, and state Route 34 in New Haven, according to ctpost<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n In Stamford, about 500 protesters made their way through the most crowded parts of the city, blocking traffic on Atlantic and Bedford streets. Activists chanted \u201cjustice for brunch\u201d as they passed people dining outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n Nearly 1,000 protesters gathered in New Haven, in front of City Hall, marched to and occupied portions of Route 34 and I-95 and went to the city\u2019s police department, where some clashed with officers. <\/p>\n\n\n \u201cI stand with the residents of New Haven and the New Haven Police to speak out against police brutality. What happened to George Floyd and what has happened to many others must stop,\u201d Mayor Justin Elicker told ctpost.<\/p>\n\n\n Groups of protesters<\/a> took over streets in parts of Norwalk and I-95 on Sunday afternoon and shutdown traffic, patch.com <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n\n\n The protests appeared to be peaceful throughout, drawing thanks and praise from local leaders and Norwalk Police Chief Thomas Kulhawik.<\/p>\n\n\n “Thank you to all who attended today,” Kulhawik wrote on Twitter<\/a>. “Your voice was heard. We appreciate the peaceful and safe manner in which it was conducted. I enjoyed speaking with so many of you.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wearing an \u201cI can\u2019t breathe,\u201d T-shirt, Governor Ned Lamont posted a\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0on social media. \u201cToday is Sunday, a day of reflection – tomorrow is Monday. We get up, and fight for justice all over again\u201d Lamont said. <\/p>\n\n\n On Saturday, demonstrators wearing masks gathered in Colt Park and Bushnell Park in Hartford and marched in the street to the State Capitol \u2014 causing temporary delays for buses and traffic, reported ctmirror<\/a>. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said in a statement that the protest was both powerful and peaceful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In Bridgeport, protestors blocked the highway Saturday afternoon. The 27a off-ramps of I-95 South and North were closed and Route 25\/Route 8 also faced closures, according to Connecticut State Police. <\/p>\n\n\n Angry protesters denounced Floyd\u2019s killing \u2014 and that of 15-year old Jayson Negron who was shot and killed by officer James Boulay three years ago. The shooting was\u00a0ruled a justifiable use of deadly force.\u00a0<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n Police say Negron was driving a stolen car, and that when officers tried to pull him over, he fled, striking Officer Boulay, who fatally shot the teen.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n According to the investigation, the Latino teenager put the car in reverse, at a high rate of speed, pinning the officer almost underneath the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\nRemembering Jayson Negron<\/h4>\n\n\n