Centerville marchers protest George Floyd death

A few hundred people marched from Stubbs Park on Spring Valley Road up to Ohio 725 in Centerville on June 1, 2020, to protest the death of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. JIM BEBBINGTON / STAFF

A few hundred people marched from Stubbs Park on Spring Valley Road up to Ohio 725 in Centerville on June 1, 2020, to protest the death of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. JIM BEBBINGTON / STAFF
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By Jen Balduf
June 1, 2020
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A few hundred people marched along Spring Valley Road headed up to Ohio 725 Monday evening.

The long line of people took part in the Justice for Floyd - Centerville March to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by police in Minneapolis Minnesota.

The march stepped off at 6 p.m. from Stubbs Park.

Many motorists honked their horns in support as they drove by the protesters.

Police put a line of cruisers over state Route 48, and the protesters walked to the intersection, crossed the street in the crosswalk and returned back south.

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