More than 200 protesters march peacefully in downtown Salt Lake City
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters march down Main Street in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters shout "hands up don't shoot" asa they march down the street in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters stop and take a knee in remembrance of Bernardo in a Salt Lake City intersection, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bernardo's nephew, 3-year-old Aiden Palacios, chants with the protesters, during a Justice for Bernardo Polacios rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters stop and take a knee in remembrance of Bernardo on Mains Street in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sofia Alcala leads the protesters as they march up Main Street in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters stop and take a knee in remembrance of Bernardo in a Salt Lake City intersection, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters march down 600 South in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters shout "hands up don't shoot" asa they march down the street in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters march down 700 East in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bernardo's nephew, 3-year-old Aiden Palacios, rides on the shoulders of his dad Freddie Polacios, as they march with protesters in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo Polacios rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sofia Alcala leads the marchers in a moment of silence for Bernardo, during a march during a Justice for Bernardo rally in the streets of Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters march down 600 South in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters cheer as local residents join in from their balcony on 700 East, during a justice for Bernardo rally in Salt Lake City, on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A protester named Cim takes a knee during in a moment of silence for Bernardo, during a Justice for Bernardo rally in the streets of Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bernardo's nephew, 3-year-old Aiden Palacios, chants with the protesters along with his mother Norma, during a Justice for Bernardo Polacios rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sofia Alcala leads the marchers in a moment of silence for Bernardo, during a march during a Justice for Bernardo rally in the streets of Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters shout for justice for Bernardo, during a rally at the Salt Lake City Attorney's Office, on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters shout "hands up don't shoot" as they march down the street in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
In what has become a nightly occurrence of late, hundreds of protesters marched in downtown Salt Lake City Thursday evening as part of a “Justice For Bernardo” rally.
The group marched down Main Street — in support of Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal, who was shot and killed by police on May 23 — to about 100 South, then they marched up 100 South to 700 East, and stayed on 700 East then turned west on 600 South, eventually moving back to 500 South to get back to the Utah attorney general’s office.
While recent rallies have been contentious, Thursday’s rally was less so.
Protesters were pleased to see that some signs remained on the attorney general’s office after they pasted them there Wednesday. Comments that Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall made earlier Thursday, acknowledging that protestors have a right to march, was also seen as a positive.
