'We have confirmed that the person driving the truck is a correctional officer who works for the detention facility'
A correctional officer drove a pickup truck into a group of Jewish peaceful demonstrators protesting outside the Wyatt Detention Center in Rhode Island on Wednesday night.
At around 10 p.m. local time, a dark-colored pickup truck drove slowly up to a group of roughly 40-50 protesters blocking the entrance to the location's parking lot, before driving straight through the crowd, according to aA man, allegedly a correctional officer, driving a truck rammed into a crowd of peaceful protesters blocking the Wyatt Detention Center in Rhode Island on Wednesday.that the group has identified the man driving the truck as a correctional officer.
The warden, Daniel Martin, is"conducting a top to bottom review of the incident, Wyatt correctional officers' response, and the Wyatt's protocols regarding protest activities outside of the facility," they added."Wyatt supports the First Amendment rights of citizens to peacefully protest on public property surrounding the facility."
. Two of the protesters were taken to hospital for their injuries. The extent of their injuries are currently unknown.
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