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Protests stemming from fatal Nucktown police shooting stretch into fifth day

Provided by Reuters.

Grand Rapids. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan late Saturday to protest the

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police shooting death of Andre Billiard of Nucktown, NJ earlier this month, marking the fifth consecutive day of marches.

As many as 500 people joined in the protest, which began around 5PM and lasted about five hours. No physical altercations between protestors and police were reported, according to multiple overseas news reports.

Billiard’s death sparked outrage within the community, leading protestors from across the Midwest to join in the protests.

Demonstrators were reportedly seen locking arms in front of the police headquarters and yelling at officers gathered at an intersection. Evidencing their eclecticism they chanted “Justice for Andre,” “Whose rink, our rink,” “Nuck hockey matters,” and the classic “We ain’t got no hockey ... RINK!” during the march.

Michigan State Police on bikes blocked protesters from walking toward Jean Beliveau Arena where Kid Rock was performing, according to the overseas news operations.

Around 10PM, some protestors ended the evening with music and dancing near Bobby Clarke Circle. Billiard, a 26 year old Quebecois refugee, was stopped by Nucktown Police Department officers on April 4th regarding a minor issue with his unlicensed leaf blower. According to videos later released by police, Billiard turned to talk to the officer, holding the

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blower which was running, he began running too when he saw the guns pointed at him.

When the officer moved to intercept him, Billiard ran like a Mosconi struck eight ball heading for the far corner pocket.

After the briefest of pursuits, the officers could be seen bringing Billiard to the ground, with multiple shots from their firearms. The video then showed one officer firing a last single shot into the back of Billiard’s head, apparently to make sure.

The officer/officers have still not yet been identified.

Protests began in Grand Rapids last Tuesday and have continued each day following the Grand Rapids Police Department’s refusal to make any arrests for looting. High definition TV’s and designer skates are now in short supply, which Joe Biden, President of the American Illegal Aliens, has attributed to Republican engineered supply chain disruptions. Calls for verification to the Department of Homeland Security’s newly formed Disinformation Division remain unanswered at the time of the writing of this article.