Ivelisse Correa of Black Lives Matter 860 said it happened at around 5 p.m. at a demonstration organized by Power Up Connecticut, where several organizations were protesting the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict.
She believes it was intentional.
“He was angry. It looked like he was looking for a reason and he found one,” Correa said. “You could tell in his face. The passenger was screaming bloody murder.”
Correa said about six people were hit by the car and four were injured, including a man who had his foot run over and a 60-year-old woman who was hit head-on.
That woman, Tammy Jones, was not comfortable speaking on camera and allowed Cornell Lewis with the Self Defense Brigade to speak on her behalf.
“She is also surprised that it is getting so much attention,” Lewis said. “And as a white female, she wants me to say that she believes that had a Black woman or a Latina been hit like she did, it would not have gotten so much publicity.”
Manchester police told Angelo Bavaro on Monday, “We are actively investigating the incident and there is no other information to release on it at this time.”