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Truck Plows Through Nevada Crowd During Columbus Day Protest
Source: Associated Press
Truck Plows Through Nevada Crowd During Columbus Day Protest
By SCOTT SONNER, ASSOCIATED PRESS RENO, Nev. — Oct 11, 2016, 12:00 PM ET
The founder of a Native American rights group that was rallying in Reno, Nevada, when a pickup truck plowed through protesters wants to know why police haven't arrested the driver.
One woman remained hospitalized Tuesday with non-life threatening injuries. Four others suffered minor injuries Monday night in what one witness described as a hate crime.
A Facebook Live video of the protest shows a pickup truck revving its engine in front of the crowd in Reno's downtown. Several protesters confronted the driver and the passenger before the truck drives through the crowd at about 6:40 p.m. Monday.
The driver of the white Nissan pickup stopped several blocks away and called police "to provide his account of the events," Reno Police Sgt. James Pitsnogel said in a statement early Tuesday. The driver and a passenger were interviewed and are cooperating, he said. No other details were released.
Mike Graham, founder of the Oklahoma-based United Native American Association, said he planned to meet with Reno police Tuesday to find out more about the incident.
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By SCOTT SONNER, ASSOCIATED PRESS RENO, Nev. — Oct 11, 2016, 12:00 PM ET
The founder of a Native American rights group that was rallying in Reno, Nevada, when a pickup truck plowed through protesters wants to know why police haven't arrested the driver.
One woman remained hospitalized Tuesday with non-life threatening injuries. Four others suffered minor injuries Monday night in what one witness described as a hate crime.
A Facebook Live video of the protest shows a pickup truck revving its engine in front of the crowd in Reno's downtown. Several protesters confronted the driver and the passenger before the truck drives through the crowd at about 6:40 p.m. Monday.
The driver of the white Nissan pickup stopped several blocks away and called police "to provide his account of the events," Reno Police Sgt. James Pitsnogel said in a statement early Tuesday. The driver and a passenger were interviewed and are cooperating, he said. No other details were released.
Mike Graham, founder of the Oklahoma-based United Native American Association, said he planned to meet with Reno police Tuesday to find out more about the incident.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/truck-plows-reno-crowd-columbus-day-protest-42722640
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