Sacramento Kings’ arena in lockdown due to protest
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Golden 1 Center in Sacramento was in lockdown ahead of Thursday night’s game between the Kings and Atlanta Hawks due to a protest taking place outside the arena.Several people gathered on Thursday in Sacramento to protest the shooting of Stephon Clark. TheSacramento Kings’ arena in lockdown due to protest
Golden 1 Center in Sacramento was in lockdown ahead of Thursday night’s game between the Kings and Atlanta Hawks due to a protest taking place outside the arena.Several people gathered on Thursday in Sacramento to protest the shooting of Stephon Clark. They managed to stop traffic on the 5 freeway and then continued to the Golden 1 Center prior to the Kings game. The team locked the arena doors as a result. Here’s what the arena looked like just before 7 pm PT (the tip off was moved back to 7:23 pm). Clark was fatally shot by Sacramento police on Sunday night in his grandmother’s backyard. Police were looking for a man who had broken car windows and were directed towards Clark. They fired on him after thinking he had a gun in his hand, which turned out later to just be a phone. Protesters are upset with the officers’ fatal actions.The game started as planned, with the fans who made it into the arena invited to sit in the lower sections. Read more