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“Their response was to tear gas us.”

Activists protesting the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott on Tuesday asked North Carolina-based community organizer Cherrell Brown to join them in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her role was to establish a “home base” and provide the kinds of logistics needed in major actions, including legal support for those arrested and medical response for the injured.

But on Wednesday when, for a second night, peaceful protests led by young organizers turned into tense standoffs with police, Brown’s role shifted to that of field nurse. 

Police in riot gear began deploying tear gas and flash bombs to break up demonstrations that had spread into downtown areas, where businesses were reportedly damaged and looted. By the time Brown arrived on the scene, people were saying that police had allegedly open fired on a protester.

“What I saw was a lot of young folks who were organically and peaceful protesting, simply standing and taking up space,” Brown, of Greensboro, North Carolina, told Mic in a phone interview Thursday. 

“Their response to peaceful protesters holding space and taking care of each other was to tear gas us.”

To help safeguard against that violence, local organizers told Mic they have taken measures to ensure a night of peace on Thursday.