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A Guide to the Violence in Charlottesville - The New York Times

posted onAugust 15, 2017
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Article snippet: If you are just catching up on the weekend’s events in Charlottesville, Va., or are overwhelmed by the volume of news, here is an overview of The New York Times’s coverage. White nationalists gathered on Saturday for a “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville, where they were met by counterprotesters. Taunting led to shoving, which escalated into brawling. Then, around 1:45 p.m., a car plowed into a group of counterprotesters and another car. One person was killed: Heather D. Heyer, 32, a paralegal from Charlottesville who “was a passionate advocate for the disenfranchised and was often moved to tears by the world’s injustices.” Read The Times’s profile of Ms. Heyer, and an article about the counterprotesters. Two state troopers also died on Saturday. Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper Berke M. M. Bates were in a helicopter circling Charlottesville, monitoring the demonstrations, when the helicopter fell and burst into flames. In total, at least 34 people were wounded in the clashes, and Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia declared a state of emergency. The driver of the car was James Alex Fields Jr., 20, of Maumee, Ohio, a city near Toledo, officials said. He faces an array of charges, including a count of second-degree murder. On Monday, a judge denied Mr. Fields bail and said he would appoint a lawyer for him. Here is what we know about Mr. Fields. On Saturday afternoon, President Trump met criticism for condemning the “egregious display of hatred, bigotry and viole... Link to the full article to read more

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