About 800 people protested along Santa Monica Boulevard after gathering at La Cienega on June 3, 2020. (Photo by Michael Ferrera) Hundreds of protesters gathered at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and La Cienega in what was billed online as a “West Hollywood LGBTQ+ for #BlackLivesMatter protest.” The protest is the latest among thousands of protests that have occured nationwide after George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis cops.
During the event, the Minnesota Attorney General revised the 3rd Degree Murder charges against Derek Chauvin, raising it to 2nd Degree Murder and imposing criminal penalties against the other officers who were involved.
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