Videos showed officers firing pepper spray into the crowd in Graham, a city of about 15,000 located about 40 miles from Raleigh-Durham. North Carolina is a crucial battleground state in the November 3 contest between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The Graham Police Department said officers took action after participants at the rally failed to obey warnings to disperse. The Graham Police Department, in a press release, said officers directed pepper spray into the ground after rally participants failed to follow a command to stop blocking a road. Also Read- The US presidential race, from A To Z“I saw it hit a child,” she said of the pepper spray.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 01, 2020 01:07 UTC