Two people hit by cars during Columbia protest

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

UPDATE 11:10 P.M.: Protests continued late Monday night. Protesters moved to the police station before walking towards the courthouse.

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ORIGINAL: At least two people were hit by vehicles during a protest near downtown Columbia.

Multiple witnesses said they saw a woman with a group of protesters get struck by a vehicle at the Broadway and Providence intersection after 8 p.m.

Around 8:45 p.m., a second person was struck by a vehicle heading east on Broadway.

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Protesters had moved to the intersection after beginning earlier outside Columbia City Hall. They held signs and chanted for justice for George Floyd, a black man who died last week in Minneapolis police custody, and called for an end to police brutality.

The protest moved to the Columbia Police Department around 9:15 p.m.