Mehika Vinson holds her 1-year-old son, Quarious Vinson, during the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs on June 4. To see more photos from the protests, visit gazettedev.gazette.com/multimedia. (Chancey Bush The Gazette)
The sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight. The second night of curfew ended peacefully, as protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Mehika Vinson holds her one-year-old son Quarious Vinson during the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)People light candles during a candlelight vigil held on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Protesters march on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Amber Mason shares her words during a candlelight vigil held on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Protesters gather on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Protesters march on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Protesters partake in a candlelight vigil held on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Mehika Vinson holds her one-year-old son Quarious Vinson during the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Protesters march on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Protesters march on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)The sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Women of color take the stage during the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Protesters partake in a candlelight vigil held on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Protesters march on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Amber Mason records a video on her phone as emotion sets in during a candlelight vigil held on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Kierra Cleveland is comforted by Robbie Johnson after she announced a protester, who was taking a stand with the movement in Colorado Springs, was killed in a car accident traveling back to Denver during the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Anthony Byrd Jr. puts up newspaper articles and photos on the stage during the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)The sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Chancey Bush The Gazette Protesters partake in a candlelight vigil held on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Protesters partake in a candlelight vigil held on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)The sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Amber Mason lights candles in preparation for a candlelight vigil held on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Protesters partake in a candlelight vigil held on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Black balloons wait to be released on the sixth day of demonstrations after a candlelight vigil in honor of people lost in the fight during the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)The sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Protesters march on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Kierra Cleveland places candles on the sixth day of demonstrations in preparation of a candlelight vigil in honor of people lost in the fight during the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Protesters march in June on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo.,. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush, The Gazette)Black balloons are released on the sixth day of demonstrations after a candlelight vigil in honor of people lost in the fight during the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)The sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Mehika Vinson holds her one-year-old son Quarious Vinson during the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)The sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)The sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Amber Mason shares her words during a candlelight vigil held on the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)The sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)Mehika Vinson holds her one-year-old son Quarious Vinson during the sixth day of demonstrations calling for justice in the death of George Floyd and taking a stand against police brutality at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 4, 2020. A candlelight vigil was held to remember those lost in the fight of unlawful death by law enforcement. The second night of curfew ended peacefully. Protesters marched in silence and dispersed downtown shortly after 10:30 p.m.(Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush The Gazette)
