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Bloomington Police Department Release Hit-and-Run Passenger
Police released the hit-and-run passenger who cleared the way for a car attack on protestors in Bloomington.
Officers questioned the passenger but did not arrest him. That’s according to a press release from the Bloomington Police Department.
The department did not publish the man’s identity. In videos taken at the scene of the hit and run, the man is seen getting out of the passenger side of the car, he then threw a scooter off to the side that protesters placed in the middle of the street as a makeshift barricade.
He slammed the door shut as he got back in the car and, moments later, the driver rammed through the protest.
Recent developments in the car attack have brought to light that Christi Bennet, the driver in the car attack on protesters in Bloomington, has a criminal record with twelve entries that includes multiple charges of stalking while armed with a deadly weapon and intimidation.
Bennet’s record, in relation to her $500 bond, has caused some activists, such as No Space for Hate, to question the appropriateness of the bond amount.
Your Daily Coronavirus Briefing
Indiana saw 748 new positive cases and 9 new deaths from novel coronavirus. That brings the state total to more than 50,000 positive cases and 2,555 deaths. The state issued over 550,000 total tests. 9.1 percent of total tests came back positive.
Monroe County reported 14 new positive cases on Friday. New deaths were left blank on the Indiana State Health Department’s Covid-19 dashboard..
Brown County reported 43 positive cases of Covid-19 since testing began in March.
One resident has died in the county since the virus began. As of Friday, the county reported one new positive case. 583 total tests were issued in Brown County.
Gallery Walk to Hold A Virtual Artist Panel
Today, July 10th Gallery Walk will hold a virtual artist panel. The First Friday Gallery Walks were put on hold in March of this year due to concerns of COVID-19. Today at 5 p.m., the organization will hold a virtual art and activism panel discussion via the Gallery Walk Facebook page.
A mix of artists and activists will, “discuss how art, in all its different forms, plays a role in our society and the world.” The panel will include local artists, Nefertiti Morris, Terin JD, and Aaron “Ezi” Underwood.
