Cellphone video of a protest against police brutality on Capitol Hill

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A digital video of protesters on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, following the death of George Floyd. The video was captured with an iPhone X cellphone and contains color and sound. In the opening frame, several protesters can be seen holding their hands in the air. In the center of the frame, a uniformed, unmasked US Capitol Police officer can be seen standing directly in front of a masked protestor. The officer wears a baseball cap and dark eyeglasses while the protester wears a gray mask and black t-shirt. Other masked protesters in the crowd hold up placards reading [AM I / NEXT], [DEMAND / CHANGE] [DEMILITARIZE / THE / ???] [NO JUSTICE / NO PEACE], [I / CAN'T / BREATHE], all the while chanting "Hands up! Don't shoot!" in a call-and-response fashion.

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