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Hundreds take part in silent vigil at West Roxbury rotary in honor of George Floyd

Hundreds take part in silent vigil at West Roxbury rotary in honor of George Floyd
VIGIL IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. BEN: NEWSCENTER 5’S SHAUN CHAIYABHAT IS LIVE THERE. SHAUN: THIS PROTEST WENT FROM A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE TO PERHAPS A COUPLE THOUSAND. I WANT YOU TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE LINED THE HOLY NAME ROTARY. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SILENT PROTEST, BUT YOU CAN HEAR ALL OF THOSE CAR HORNS HONKING AS THEY DRIVE AROUND THE ROTARY IN SUPPORT. PEOPLE ARE KEENLY AWARE OF POTENTIAL TROUBLE AFTER WATCHING WHAT HAPPENED IN BOSTON. IF YOU LOOK AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY HAVE FENCED IT OFF. POLICE ARE A STRONG PRESENCE. THE 7-ELEVEN HAS BOARDED UP THEIR VEHICLE -- THEIR WINDOWS. SEVERAL BUSINESSES DOWN THE STREET HAVE DONE THE SAME. OBVIOUSLY, THE CONCERN IS WHAT HAPPENED ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY ARE HELPING FOR THE -- HOPING FOR THE BEST, BUT PREPARING FOR THE WORST
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Hundreds take part in silent vigil at West Roxbury rotary in honor of George Floyd
Hundreds of people gathered peacefully along a rotary in Boston's West Roxbury neighborhood for a vigil in honor of George Floyd.The organizers of the "Silent Vigil for Black Lives" said the event was planned to be a peaceful, silent, 30 minute vigil at the Holy Name Rotary Monday evening.The protesters remained quiet throughout the vigil, but vehicles driving around the rotary honked their horns in support of the demonstrators.No arrests were reported by the Boston Police Department, but there was a large police presence in the area. The District E-5 Police Station was also fenced off.The CVS pharmacy was one of several Centre Street businesses in the area that placed plywood over windows and doors Monday. The Corrib Pub and Restaurant on Centre Street also boarded up its windows and doors, and the 7-Eleven store located close to the vigil location also covered its windows and doors. The move to board up came less than 24 hours after violence and looting damaged dozens of businesses in downtown Boston Sunday night following a day of mostly peaceful protests. Boston Police Commissioner William Gross said Monday that 53 people were arrested Sunday, about half of them city residents.

Hundreds of people gathered peacefully along a rotary in Boston's West Roxbury neighborhood for a vigil in honor of George Floyd.

The organizers of the "Silent Vigil for Black Lives" said the event was planned to be a peaceful, silent, 30 minute vigil at the Holy Name Rotary Monday evening.

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The protesters remained quiet throughout the vigil, but vehicles driving around the rotary honked their horns in support of the demonstrators.

No arrests were reported by the Boston Police Department, but there was a large police presence in the area. The District E-5 Police Station was also fenced off.

The CVS pharmacy was one of several Centre Street businesses in the area that placed plywood over windows and doors Monday.

The Corrib Pub and Restaurant on Centre Street also boarded up its windows and doors, and the 7-Eleven store located close to the vigil location also covered its windows and doors.

The move to board up came less than 24 hours after violence and looting damaged dozens of businesses in downtown Boston Sunday night following a day of mostly peaceful protests.

Boston Police Commissioner William Gross said Monday that 53 people were arrested Sunday, about half of them city residents.