Lynchburg City officials have declared a local state of emergency and a voluntary curfew has been set for 8 p.m. tonight through 6 a.m. Tuesday. Leaders said it is a voluntary curfew because they don't have the power to make it an official curfew.
There will be a special meeting at 4 p.m. with Lynchburg City Council to discuss the local state of emergency and the adoption of a curfew ordinance.
Mayor Treney Tweedy was joined by other City officials and invited speakers, including City Manager Bonnie Svercek and Lynchburg Police Department Chief Ryan Zuidema at a City Hall news conference this afternoon.
Lynchburg Police said two people were arrested, multiple officers were injured, and multiple police cars were damaged by the protesters Sunday night.
Chief Zuidema said that there will be a heavy police presence Monday evening after Sunday night's events.
The owner of Fifth and Federal Station in Downtown Lynchburg says he is hoping for a sit-down conversation with people in the community after protests outside his restaurant turned violent Sunday night.
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