{"id":15779,"date":"2020-06-03T11:51:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T15:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=15779"},"modified":"2020-06-03T11:52:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T15:52:13","slug":"rioters-torch-home-with-child-inside-then-they-block-the-firefighters-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=15779","title":{"rendered":"Rioters Torch Home with Child Inside, Then They Block the Firefighters (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018There was a child inside!\u2019 Rioters torched house & blocked firefighters, Richmond police chief says, promising arrests<\/h1>\n

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FILE PHOTO: Protests in Richmond, May 30, 2020 \u00a9 Twitter \/ @AustinDMarshall<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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The head of police in Richmond, Virginia choked up describing how rioters set a building on fire and wouldn\u2019t let a fire truck get to the scene, requiring officers to forcefully intervene to save a child trapped inside.<\/p>\n

Peaceful protests in Richmond escalated into violence on Saturday, with a radical mob setting ablaze a police cruiser, a bus and several buildings, including the United Daughters of the Confederacy headquarters. One of their targets was a building in Broad Street, in which there was a child, Richmond Police Chief Will Smith told journalists on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey prohibited us from getting on scene. We had to force our way to make a clear path for the fire department,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n

Protesters intercepted that fire apparatus several blocks away with vehicles and blocked [the] fire department\u2019s access [to the burning building]. Inside that building was a child!<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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