Following downtown protests and damage, Raleigh mayor to enact curfew for city Monday
After two nights of protests that have ended in vandalism, rioting and tear gas deployed throughout downtown, Raleigh needs to enact a curfew Monday night for the safety of its residents, said Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin.
The details of the curfew were still being worked out but an announcement is likely Monday morning, Baldwin said in a text message to The News & Observer. The mayor signed a state of emergency Sunday afternoon which allows a curfew to be imposed.
Some cities, including Fayetteville, enacted curfews for Sunday night protests that resulted in fires and stealing. But Baldwin said Sunday night, “I was hoping for the best tonight and didn’t want to automatically jump to that response.
“For the safety of our residents, I feel we need to impose a curfew starting tomorrow.”
She had no response to comments made by Council member Saige Martin, who said the Raleigh Police Department escalated the protest on Saturday night.
This story was originally published May 31, 2020 at 11:29 PM.
