What do you know about Cincinnati riots of 2001?
The Cincinnati riots of 2001 were a series of civil disorders that took place in and around downtown Cincinnati, Ohio from April 9 to 13, 2001. The riots were the largest urban disturbance in the United States since the 1992 Los Angles Riots until the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017. The riots were sparked after 19-year-old Timothy Thomas, an unarmed African American man, was shot and killed by Cincinnati Police Department Patrolman Stephen Roach during an attempt to arrest him for non-violent misdemeanors, most of which were traffic citations. $3.6 million in damage to businesses and another $1.5 to $2 million to the city.
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