About two hours after a peaceful protest drew about 1,000 participants to downtown Duluth, another group formed on Interstate 35 and stopped traffic.
Approximately 100 people started walking down the entrance ramp to southbound I-35 at 5:50 p.m. and blocked traffic near the Mesaba Avenue exit. A dozen Duluth police officers wearing face shields and holding batons blocked traffic from continuing.
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鈥淣o justice, no peace,鈥� protesters chanted.
The protesters had been crowding around the officers, who were not reacting. Some protesters were asking people waiting in their vehicles if 鈥渂lack lives matter to them,鈥� and allowing them to pass if they agreed. A young woman in a red car slid through easily with a raised fist.
Vehicles turned around on I-35 when they encountered the crowd.
