RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Denver police Chief Paul Pazen linked arms with Ashira Campbell, 17, Monday evening and walked past the City-County Building as demonstrators began the fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis.
Chiefs and police officers in other cities have mingled with protesters but this is Pazen’s first time meeting face-to-face with demonstrators. The images of the chief in his regular uniform and only wearing a cloth mask to protect him from the novel coronavirus provided a contrast to images of Denver police officers in riot gearing firing tear gas at people during previous protests.
As on the previous days, Monday’s demonstrations began peacefully. With people walking and chanting through the heart of downtown.
Protests over George Floyd’s death began Thursday night in Denver and have brought days of unrest as people chant and march over the deaths of black people at the hands of law enforcement.