A 100-Person Fight Went Down Between Anti-Racists & 'Patriots' In Edmonton Last Night
A massive fight reportedly broke out in Edmonton on Tuesday night, September 29.
According to CTV News, this Edmonton fight saw a group who was allegedly chanting "Black Lives Matter" clashing with a group said to be identifying themselves as "patriots."
Edmonton Police Service confirmed to Narcity that this fight did take place on Tuesday night but no fines or tickets have been reported at the time of writing.
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I couldn’t let this happen without being down here to fight this white supremacy and this racism.
Victoria Stevens, Witness
Stevens told CTV News that she came to know of the protest when she said she saw a "Canadian Patriots" event advertised online.
She said that the "patriots" group denied that they were racist or that they were a hate group.
The news outlet also said that the group chanted things like "all lives matter" and called the counter-protestors "anti-fascists."
About 30 police officers responded to the scene, which reportedly took place in a strip mall parking lot at 118 Avenue and 82 Street.
CTV News reported that there were approximately 50 people on either side of the fight.
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