SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against the fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark shut down Interstate 5 in both directions in downtown Sacramento at the height of the afternoon commute Thursday.
Around 6:15 p.m., the protest moved from the freeway to the main spectator entrance of Golden 1 Center, where protesters have formed a human chain across the doors.
The Sacramento Kings have locked spectator entrances to the stadium and have abandoned security equipment outside the arena. Security officials have moved inside.
Fans are lined up waiting to get into the game, while protesters are chanting "Shut it down!" and holding Black Lives Matter banners.
The protest earlier snarled traffic around central city freeways, with cars backed up nearly a mile south toward Sutterville Road and on the westbound W/X freeway.
Around 5:30 p.m., southbound lanes reopened; it took another 30-plus minutes for protesters to leave northbound lanes. Protesters then moved toward the Kings arena.
The demonstration began at Cesar Chavez Plaza across from City Hall around 3 p.m., went into the building chanting "Face the people!" and moved back outside onto I Street before making their way to the freeway.
Protesters stood in front of a semi and other cars chanting "Shut it down!" and "Don't shoot, it's a cell phone!" Clark was shot while holding a cellphone.
They also started yelling "We don't want you" as a CHP helicopter flew overhead.
