Parts Of Downtown OKC Under Curfew After Overnight Protests

Monday, June 1st 2020, 8:27 am

By: Ashley Holden

A curfew in an area surrounding the Oklahoma City Police Department Headquarters has now been lifted.

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt signed a proclamation putting the curfew in place, Sunday night.

"Mayor @davidfholt will sign a proclamation of a state of emergency in #OKC that includes a curfew for parts of downtown due to violent actions by people near the police station since 9 p.m.," the OKC police dept. tweeted out Sunday night.

The area stretched from 4th to Sheridan and Classen to Harvey and lasted between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Barricades are still up in front of police headquarters.

Officers told News 9 crews they would remain up at least until the evening. Police said they were anticipating another crowd on Monday.

Ashley Holden

Ashley Holden joined the News 9 team in June 2018. She's excited to call Oklahoma her new home. Before arriving at News 9, Ashley reported and anchored for three years at the NBC affiliate in Davenport, Iowa. While in the Quad Cities market, along the Ill