Local

George Floyd protest: Protesters gather at City Hall in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — Read live updates below:

Orange County curfew begins at 10 p.m.

7:06 p.m. update

Orlando officials said the county wide curfew is still in effect from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.


Protesters gather at City Hall in Orlando

6:20 p.m. update

Protesters have gathered at City Hall in downtown Orlando.

Channel 9 reporter Deanna Allbrittin said the protests has been more of a rally with speeches focused on what people can do to push for policy change.

Lake County to lift curfew Monday

2:45 p.m. update

Lake County officials said the current curfew in effect from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. will be lifted Monday.

The curfew was put in place on May 31 in all unincorporated and incorporated areas of Lake County following credible threats of vandalism received by law enforcement, officials said.


‘We’re all in this together’: Orlando police chief releases statement regarding protests

2 p.m. update

Orlando police Chief Orlando Rolon released a statement regarding the ongoing protests.

“We all should accept change must come to all communities needing change. We hear you and are committed to fully embracing a process which will lead us to positive change. This is our home, we are all in this together,” he said.

Protest in downtown Orlando grew to 10,000 demonstrators, police say

10:30 a.m. update

On Saturday, a protest in downtown Orlando grew to 10,000 demonstrators, police said.

The demonstrations began with two groups, one at City Hall and one at Lake Eola.

Police said the groups eventually merged and marched around downtown for a few hours before returning to City Hall and Lake Eola.

Read: George Floyd protests: 12 days after man’s death, demonstrations continue around the nation, world

They said the crowd eventually split into three groups: one at City Hall and two marched in different areas of downtown and east of downtown.

Katlyn Brieskorn

Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.

0