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(This page will be updated throughout the day; check back for details as they become available. Reporter Sean Korsgaard will be covering the event for the Citizen, and we'll post his Twitter updates here.)
UPDATE: 1:34 P.M.
"Oh hey, we just started following you!"
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 1:31 P.M.
Asked one protestor what he felt Henrico could do to improve policing. He said there are some issues on the East end of the county, more so than the West End. #WillowLawnProtests #richmondprotests #rva pic.twitter.com/eQY3R3Ft1C
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 1:24 P.M.
One image I missed because I was mid interview: as they passed a Henrico PD car, two officers raised thier fists out the window in support, one white, one black.
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 1:09 P.M.
#WillowLawnProtests pic.twitter.com/Y5FdDbnK8o
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 12:53 P.M.
On the way out, I noticed physical baracades have been erected, blocking off not only several entries and exits, but cutting of a number of businesses. pic.twitter.com/4Ngscgjnp5
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 12:47 P.M.
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 12:44 P.M.
So I did manage to speak to a couple folks who showed up to the #ShortPumpProtests, protest or no.
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 12:43 P.M.
@GRTCTransit spokeswoman Carrie Rose Pace tells the Citizen that although the company suspended its regular bus service along Route 19 this morning, it continues to serve the route with smaller vans. If you need transportation from normal stops on the route, call 358-4782.
— Henrico Citizen (@HenricoCitizen) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 12:31 P.M.
The Kendra Scott location in Short Pump was boarded up. Not sure if it was in fear of looting, or a leftover result of the lockdown. pic.twitter.com/NcxlrVaXX0
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 12:20 P.M.
Back at Short Pump... and 15 minutes past the noon start time, its looking increasingly like the #ShortPumpProtests aren't happening.
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 12:10 P.M.
Short Pump is still quiet at 10 past noon, which was the scheduled start time of a planned peaceful protest.
— Henrico Citizen (@HenricoCitizen) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 11:53 A.M.
The Short Pump Whole Foods is turning away all customers and vehicles, and closed for the day. Store Manager declined to comment. #ShortPumpProtests pic.twitter.com/q68LpytaeY
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 11:52 A.M.
@HenricoPolice are reporting no active calls in the Short Pump area at this hour.
— Henrico Citizen (@HenricoCitizen) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 11:35 A.M.
Talk of something going on near Whole Foods, heading that way myself. As for Short Pump Town Center, it's mostly empty. Hot day to walk around three dozen closed store fronts. #ShortPumpProtests pic.twitter.com/s8rsBZpO6k
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 11:34 A.M.
So, whether you are here for the #ShortPumpProtest or for some shopping, Short Pump Town Center is nearly empty. Maybe two dozen people walking around, mostly families. Most of the stores still closed because of #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/T05gTs0s4F
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 11:32 A.M.
On the mall grounds ahead of the #ShortPumpProtest. Mall is nearly empty, and security is stationed near the entrances, directing traffic. They have turned two or three cars away. pic.twitter.com/hkYVhSvTvA
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) June 3, 2020
UPDATE: 9:31 A.M. – The first planned protest in Henrico County related to the George Floyd murder in Minnesota is scheduled to begin at noon Wednesday at Short Pump Town Center and travel east along West Broad Street, according to organizers.
The Citizen has not been able to confirm the plans with Henrico Police, but this morning, GRTC announced that it would temporarily suspend service on its Route 19, between Willow Lawn and West Broad Marketplace in Short Pump, in anticipation of the event. The last bus from Willow Lawn heading west left at 9 a.m., and the last one to leave the Aldi location in Short Pump will do so at 10:10 a.m.
Organizers are calling the event the "804 Peaceful Police Brutality/Black Lives Matter Protest," according to social media posts.
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