Watch police chief break down accusing rioters of setting fire to home with child inside
'Protesters blocked that fire department's access'
Amid countless acts of violence across the nation that have enveloped the protests of the death of a 46-year-old black man in Minneapolis, one stood out in Richmond, Virginia, moving the city's police chief to tears.
William Smith, at a news conference Sunday, recounted the burning of an occupied building by protesters who then blocked the fire department from access while a child remained inside.
"One incident that is particularly poignant, that truly illustrates the seriousness of the issues we’re facing," he began.
"Last night protesters intentionally set fire to an occupied building on [West] Broad Street. This is not the only occupied building that has been set fire to in the last two days," Smith continued. "But they prohibited us from getting on the scene."
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