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Steven M. Herppich
The Cincinnati Enquirer
"City of Unrest"

 

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Cincinnati Police detain two men immediately after an officer was struck by a bullet on his bullet proof vest while standing near the corner Greenup and Vine Streets late April 11, 2001. The killing of Timothy Thomas, an unarmed African American, by police officer Stephen Roach happened earlier in the week. The shooting lead to one week of protests, riots, and an city imposed curfew leading up to the funeral of this 19-year-old man.
 
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