Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA protester blows a whistle at police and pro-police supporters as dueling rallies collided at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020, in Denver.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA member of the Denver SWAT team is forced to use pepper spray to calm an angry crowd as they get pushed backwards by Black Lives Matter supporters at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020 in Denver. Pro-police rally had a rally planned in the amphitheater at Civic Center Park. Black Lives Matter had a rally planned in front of the state capitol. Black Lives Matter supporters moved their rally to Civic Center to engage with Pro-Police Rally supporters. Denver Police Department SWAT team had to intervene to keep the peace.- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA pro-police rally supporter, who got punched in the face, is helped by people in the crowd as dueling rallies collided at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020, in Denver.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA protester, left, clashes with a pro-police supporter when dueling rallies collided at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020 in Denver.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA protester, left, clashes with a pro-police supporter when dueling rallies collided at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020, in Denver.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA protester yells at police and pro-police rally supporters as dueling rallies collided at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020, in Denver.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostMembers of Denver Police SWAT team watch over the crowd at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020, in Denver.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA protester, left, clashes with a pro-police supporter when dueling rallies collided at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020, in Denver.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostMembers of Denver Police SWAT team watch over the crowd at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020, in Denver.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA Pro-Police Rally supporter, who got punched in the face, is helped from a member of the crowd as dueling rallies collided at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020 in Denver. Pro-police rally had a rally planned in the amphitheater at Civic Center Park. Black Lives Matter had a rally planned in front of the state capitol. Black Lives Matter supporters moved their rally to Civic Center to engage with Pro-Police Rally supporters. Denver Police Department SWAT team had to intervene to keep the peace.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostProtesters tend to one another after being sprayed with pepper spray at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020, in Denver.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA protester burns the sign of a pro-police rally supporter near the state Capitol after rallies at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020, in Denver.
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A protester blows a whistle at police and pro-police supporters as dueling rallies collided at Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020, in Denver.
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By Helen H. Richardson | hrichardson@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Protesters crashed a pro-police rally Denver’s Civic Center Park on July 19, 2020. The anti-police protesters greatly outnumbered the pro-police crowd, and moved into their rally’s space in the park’s amphitheater shortly after the demonstration supporting law enforcement started around 3 p.m. Denver Police intervened, but could not completely separate the two groups.
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